bunny girl
- noun
- /ˈbʌni ɡɜrl/
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- Critics argued the film relied on the bunny girl trope instead of developing the female lead fully.
Examples
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The new series features a shy bunny girl who becomes the audience's favourite comic relief.
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At the convention, several cosplayers dressed as classic bunny girls and posed for photos.
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She dressed up as a bunny girl for the cosplay event.
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Many bunny girls appear in anime series.
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The new series features a shy bunny girl who becomes the audience's favourite comic relief.
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At the convention, several cosplayers dressed as classic bunny girls and posed for photos.
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Many bunny girls appear in anime series, captivating fans with their playful costumes.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'bunny' (rabbit/bunny-costume) modifies 'girl' to mean a female character associated with a bunny costume, so a learner who knows both words can infer a girl dressed/portrayed as a bunny. While some cultural nuances (anime/cosplay/fanservice connotations) may not be fully predictable, the basic referent is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Bunny girl in comics, anime, and fan culture comes from that same club costume, when artists borrowed the look of rabbit ears and a small tail to make characters seem cute or sexy. That's why today it often means 'a fictional character who wears a rabbit-style outfit'.
