snow bunny
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8.4
- noun
- /snoʊ ˈbʌni/
- Slang
:
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- The snow bunny wore a stylish outfit that matched her bright pink skis.
She came out with like a ski collection, like a snowy little snow Bunny collection.
- She came out with like a ski collection, like a snowy little snow Bunny collection.
Examples
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So, what happened to your snow bunny?
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I got a snow bunny
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She came out with like a ski collection, like a snowy little snow Bunny collection.
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After a day on the slopes, the cheerful snow bunny enjoyed hot cocoa in the lodge.
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Dressed for the winter weather, the snow bunny eagerly hit the ski trails with her friends.
Synonyms
82
1.5
A person who moves over snow on skis for sport or fun
11
2.3
A person who rides a snowboard down snowy slopes for sport or fun
Surface Forms
Morphology
snow + bunny
The element 'snow' clearly signals a winter/skiing context, so learners can infer the person is associated with snow activities, but 'bunny' is literally an animal and its slang use for a (usually young/attractive) person is metaphorical and culturally specific. A B1 learner who only knows 'snow' and 'bunny' as 'rabbit' might guess a person connected to snow but would not reliably derive the pragmatic nuances (often female, fashionable, enjoys skiing) without prior exposure.
Etymology
Snow bunny may come from the picture of a small rabbit on the slopes: snow for the ski mountains and bunny for a cute animal that hops and looks pretty. People began using it for someone, often a woman, who spends time on ski slopes for fun and to look fashionable, so it now means 'a person who enjoys skiing and dresses fashionably for the slopes'.