"jungle bunny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jungle bunnies [plural]
Etymology: Originally US English, 1950s. From jungle (“referring to the alleged origins of black people in the African jungles”) + bunny. Head templates: {{en-noun}} jungle bunny (plural jungle bunnies)
  1. (US, UK, ethnic slur, derogatory) A black person. Tags: UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, slur

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1952 December 18, The South Side Times, Fort Wayne, Indiana, page 8, column 6:",
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          "ref": "1983 January 14, “Racial incidents, declining sales sour Volkswagen dream”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, page 6:",
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          "ref": "2007, Ron Liebman, Death by Rodrigo, page 90:",
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