dust bunny

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dust bunny

  • /ˈdʌst bʌni/ US, UK

noun dust bunnies

  1. US, informal A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture. WASHINGTON: The common American household Dust Bunny has been designated as an endangered species, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS) announced last week. "The widespread use of household cleaning products and devices has drastically reduced the habitat of the Dust Bunny," said Noah Present,

    Similar: beggars' velvet, dust kitten, dust kitty, dust mouse, ghost turd, house moss, slut's wool

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noun a small clump of dust

Españolpelusa
中文灰團 /灰团 huītuán, 塵兔 /尘兔 chéntù, 毛絮 máoxù
Portuguêscotão
Françaismouton
DeutschWollmaus
Italianogatto di polvere
Ελληνικάχνούδι μπάλα chnoúdi bála
Русскийклочья пыли kločʹja pyli, хлопья пыли xlopʹja pyli, комок пыли komok pyli

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@misc{dust_bunny_2026,
  title = {dust bunny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dust%20bunny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}