"badge bunny" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-badge bunny.ogg [Australia] Forms: badge bunnies [plural]
Etymology: * badge (“an item worn and displayed by police officers”) + bunny. * Bunny is used in combination to refer to female groupies. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|badge|bunny|gloss1=an item worn and displayed by police officers}} badge (“an item worn and displayed by police officers”) + bunny, {{cap|bunny}} Bunny Head templates: {{en-noun}} badge bunny (plural badge bunnies)
  1. (US, idiomatic) A woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): People Hypernyms: groupie Related terms: puck bunny, snow bunny

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