a bun in the oven
euphemism An unborn child growing in one's womb. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had a bun in the oven. We were thinking about moving overseas this summer, but we had to shift course when we found out about our little bun in the oven. A: "Oh my gosh, you guys have another bun in the oven?" B: "Yep, and when she gets here, we'll have four kids under the age of four, which is only a bit terrifying to consider!"
bun fight
1. A loud gathering, often a tea party or other formal gathering. Primarily heard in UK. I hope that bun fight in the next room quiets down. They are being so noisy that we can't enjoy our tea in here! Susan invited so many people that it's only a matter of time until this lunch becomes a bun fight. Once you get promoted, you'll have to go to bun fights like this regularly.
2. An angry or impassioned exchange. A: "How long has this bun fight been going on?" B: "I don't know. It feels like they've been arguing for hours!" Those two are on opposite ends of the political spectrum, so there's always a bun fight when they get together. Can't we talk about this civilly, fellas? There's no need for a bun fight.
couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery
(Someone) is utterly incompetent or unable to arrange things successfully; (someone) can't even manage or carry out the simplest of tasks. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I'm not surprised Marie's event was a disaster—she couldn't organize a bun fight in a bakery! The leaders of this country couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery, so why on earth are people trusting them to handle this situation properly? No wonder the strike failed. Those dipsticks couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery!
currant bun
slang Primarily heard in UK.
1. The sun. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "currant bun" rhymes with "sun." Are you enjoying the currant bun now after all that rain? Get out in the currant bun while you can—it'll be setting soon. A: "Looks like you spent a little too much time in the currant bun." B: "I know, I could use some aloe right about now."
2. By extension, the tabloid magazine The Sun. What ridiculousness is the Currant Bun peddling today? Don't believe everything—or anything—you read in the Currant Bun. Who knows if these cheating allegations are remotely true? The Currant Bun prints rumors about actors all the time.
have a bun in the oven
To be pregnant. You're having a baby shower for Carla today? Wow, I didn't even know she had a bun in the oven. We were thinking about moving overseas this summer, but plans changed when we found out we had a bun in the oven. A: "Oh my gosh, you guys have another bun in the oven?" B: "Yep, and when she gets here, we'll have four kids under the age of four, which is only a bit terrifying to consider!"
like piffy on a rock bun
Conspicuous but ignored or left out, especially from a group or activity. (A "rock bun" or "rock cake" is a type of hard cake with currants; what "piffy" refers to is unknown.) Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to go with my wife to her awards ceremony, but I didn't know anyone there and was left standing around like piffy on a rock bun. After Tommy hit one of the other boys in his class, he was left sitting like piffy on a rock bun during playtime.
man bun
slang A hairstyle worn by some men with long hair in which the hair is tied into a "bun" (traditionally a female hairstyle) at the top or back of the head. My boyfriend has a man bun now, and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
sit like piffy on a rock bun
To be conspicuous but ignored or left out, especially from a group or activity. (A "rock bun" or "rock cake" is a type of hard cake with currants; what "piffy" refers to is unknown.) Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to go with my wife to her awards ceremony, but I didn't know anyone there and ended up sitting like piffy on a rock bun. After Tommy hit one of the other boys in his class, he was left sitting like piffy on a rock bun during playtime.
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