Bunhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bunhead is a noun meaning (informal) An obsessive or extremely dedicated ballerina.
Meaning
(informal) An obsessive or extremely dedicated ballerina.
Example Sentences
A bunhead who must have strayed from her New York City Ballet aspirations glanced furtively about the room, […]
[…] I'm an aging bunhead. That's my problem. Like I told you, my life is ... But a dancer—especially a ballet dancer—has a shelf life that's shorter than a quart of milk[…]
"Sophie — you're meant to be saying what an honor it is to be studying at The Royal Ballet School, and how you can't wait to become a 'bunhead' — you know, one of those ballet-obsessed people who eat, sleep, and breathe nothing but ballet!"
Word Forms
- bunheads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include head-the-ball, ballhooter, headbin, bakehead, buncombe, nutball.
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