"puck bunny" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-puck bunny.ogg [Australia] Forms: puck bunnies [plural]
Etymology: Combination of the phrases snow bunny (compare bunny hill), Playboy bunny and puck (“an object used in the game of hockey”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|snow bunny}} snow bunny, {{m|en|bunny hill}} bunny hill, {{m|en|bunny girl|Playboy bunny}} Playboy bunny, {{m|en|puck||an object used in the game of hockey}} puck (“an object used in the game of hockey”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} puck bunny (plural puck bunnies)
  1. (slang, ice hockey) A female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. Puck bunnies exhibit similar traits to those of groupies toward musicians. Wikipedia link: puck bunny Tags: slang Categories (topical): Ice hockey Synonyms: puck-bunny, puckbunny Hypernyms: groupie Related terms: badge bunny, snow bunny
    Sense id: en-puck_bunny-en-noun-n0amXSbW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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