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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!
2. An angry and/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!"
See also: bun, fight

currant bun

1. slang The sun. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "currant bun" rhymes with "sun." Primarily heard in UK. 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.
2. slang By extension, the tabloid magazine The Sun. Primarily heard in UK. What ridiculousness is the Currant Bun peddling today?
See also: bun

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.
See also: bun, have, oven

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.
See also: bun, like, on, piffy, rock

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.
See also: bun, man

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.
See also: bun, like, on, piffy, rock, sit

have a bun in the oven

be pregnant. informal
See also: bun, have, oven

have a ˈbun in the oven

(informal, humorous) be pregnant
See also: bun, have, oven
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I opened it out of curiosity and found the bun inside.
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APPLEWOOD & MEXICAN GOURMET SLIDERS (makes 6) INGREDIENTS 250g minced beef; 3 Mexicana or Applewood cheese slices; 6 mini burger buns; salt and pepper; oil for frying; plus your favourite burger toppings, such as chorizo, sliced pickles, roasted peppers, caramelised onions, etc METHOD 1.
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The icing should be applied when the buns are hot and liberally so - this means that it sticks and dries and holds.
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As soon as the buns come out of the oven, paint the syrup over them.
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"No, they are just buns with sugary icing on!" I cry to no avail, as yet another lady in a pastel apron tells us that these spongy delights were invented in United States of America this decade.
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