"buns" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bʌnz/
Rhymes: -ʌnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} buns
  1. plural of bun Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bun
    Sense id: en-buns-en-noun-OdPDp0o0
  2. (Canada, US, euphemistic, childish) The buttocks. Tags: Canada, US, childish, euphemistic Categories (topical): Buttocks
    Sense id: en-buns-en-noun-XkqOSKZ3 Disambiguation of Buttocks: 1 99 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 2 88 8 3

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