jungle bunny

noun

"jungle-bunny" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jungle bunny” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A black person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jungle-bunny · jungle bunny · English

jungle bunny · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for jungle bunny
PropertyValue
Headwordjungle bunny
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jungle bunny” in English

jungle bunnysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jungle bunny is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A black person.".

Zero misspellings are on record for jungle bunny in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Originally US English, 1950s. From jungle (“referring to the alleged origins of black people in the African jungles”) + bunny. The correct English form is jungle bunny, spelled J-U-N-G-L-E- -B-U-N-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A black person.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jungle bunny appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Merry Christmas to all the little jungle-bunnies. — From momma jungle bunny.
  2. "[W]e are concerned that outright harassment such as being called nigger, jungle bunny, porch monkey, boy, son, etc., is occurring entirely too much."

Etymology

Originally US English, 1950s. From jungle (“referring to the alleged origins of black people in the African jungles”) + bunny.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jungle bunny"?
"jungle bunny" is spelled J-U-N-G-L-E- -B-U-N-N-Y.
What does "jungle bunny" mean?
As a noun, "jungle bunny" means: A black person.
What is the origin of the word "jungle bunny"?
Originally US English, 1950s. From jungle (“referring to the alleged origins of black people in the African jungles”) + bunny. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list