Bunhead

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An obsessive or extremely dedicated ballerina. informal

    "A bunhead who must have strayed from her New York City Ballet aspirations glanced furtively about the room, […]"

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"A bunhead who must have strayed from her New York City Ballet aspirations glanced furtively about the room, […]"

Etymology

From bun (“a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head”) + head.

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