buns
(noun)
/bʌnz/
Definitions
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A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
A golden orb of doughy delight, kissed by spices and whispers of sweetness, a symphony of warmth twirled into a roll.Example: She bought a pack of freshly baked hot cross buns.
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The round, fleshy part of the human body that a person sits on; the buttocks (often used in plural).
The twin crescents upon which we bear life's weight, soft and sturdy, the seat of our being and comfort.Example: He slipped and fell on his buns.
Origin
Late Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of dialect boun ‘swelling, round object’.
Synonyms
rolls, buttocks, rump, bottom