Meanings
nounjungle bunny (plural jungle bunnies)
plural jungle bunnies
- UKUSderogatoryethnicslurA black person.
Merry Christmas to all the little jungle-bunnies. — From momma jungle bunny.
1952 December 18, The South Side Times, Fort Wayne, Indiana, page 8, column 61 more example
He doesn't say Judge Brown's last name, telling me Brown's just another jungle bunny far as he's concerned, robe or no robe.
2007, Ron Liebman, Death by Rodrigo, page 90
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Origin
Originally US English, 1950s. From jungle (referring to the African rainforest) + bunny.
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APA
jungle bunny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jungle%20bunny
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“jungle bunny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jungle%20bunny. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jungle bunny,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jungle%20bunny.
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