angst bunny

plural angst bunnies · alternative angstbunny

1. derogatoryinformalOne who expresses, or seeks to evince, angst, especially a goth.

   In the mid-80's we called them "angst bunnies"; then I started hearing "DIB's" (dress in black) and "goth".

   1998 August 19, Marc Sabatella, “Re: Opinions: the New Swing Craze”, in rec.music.bluenote (Usenet)

2. informalOne who appreciates angst-filled literature.

   1 more example

   "Actually, what I liked about 'Titanic' wasn't so much the romance (though I liked that, too) but the detail they put into developing even the background characters, and how they managed to portray the event as a tragedy, not just a big special effect or a bang-wow disaster. Then again, I'm a confirmed angst-bunny.

   1999 May 29, Rebecca Schoenberg, “Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Yankee takes a rest”, in alt.callahans (Usenet)