"bunkie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bunkies [plural]
Etymology: From bunk + -ie. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bunk|-ie|id2=diminutive}} bunk + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunkie (plural bunkies)
  1. Familiar term of address. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-VU36GDh- Disambiguation of People: 30 35 12 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 2 22 29 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 67 2 12 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 47 7 19 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 2 21 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 2 20 30
  2. A bunkmate, someone with which one shares a bunk bed. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (bunkmate): bunkee
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-gQPM-EC~ Disambiguation of People: 30 35 12 23 Disambiguation of 'bunkmate': 9 77 10 4
  3. a small cabin with a bunk or bed(s), a free-standing bedroom or sleeping area separate from the main house or cottage, which may or may not have other facilities (a fully outfitted outbuilding with a kitchen or bathroom would be a guest house or accessory dwelling unit and not a bunkie) Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-24e-poIu Disambiguation of People: 30 35 12 23
  4. a condescending term of direct address to a man. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bunkie-en-noun-VDnpcTdG Disambiguation of People: 30 35 12 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bunky [term-of-address] Related terms: bunk, bunkbed, bunkmate, bunkroom, bunkhouse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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