"gym bunny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gym bunnies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gym bunny (plural gym bunnies)
  1. (colloquial, bodybuilding) A person who spends a large amount of time working out at a gym and who wants to improve his or her physique. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Bodybuilding, People Related terms: gym rat
    Sense id: en-gym_bunny-en-noun-bxt0eX2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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          "ref": "2002, Dan Anderson, Sex Tips for Gay Guys, →ISBN, pages 129, 130:",
          "text": "Unlike sex with a Leatherman or a Sugar Daddy, when you have sex with a Gym Bunny, you will probably have to keep reminding yourself that there are actually two people present. …The GB spends just about all of his spare time sculpting his ever-more-fabulous body, and just about all of his spare income on ever-more-skimpy gym outfits.",
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