Bath bun

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Bath bun

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From the English city of Bath, where it originated.

noun Bath buns · bath bun

  1. A small, round baked good, having a bread-like consistency, topped with sugar or icing and sometimes small pieces of dried or candied fruit. [H]e felt hungry, so he bought a bath bun and ate it while he strolled along.

proper noun the Bath bun · bath bun

  1. UK, slang The Sun. […] the old Bath Bun was simmering as he wrote it.

    Similar: Currant Bun, currant bun

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@misc{bath_bun_2026,
  title = {Bath bun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bath%20bun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}