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Bun vs Loaf - What's the difference?

bun | loaf |

As nouns the difference between bun and loaf

is that bun is a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced while loaf is (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

As verbs the difference between bun and loaf

is that bun is to smoke cannabis while loaf is to do nothing, to be idle.

As an initialism BUN

is blood, urea, nitrogen.

bun

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
  • A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
  • (Ireland) A cupcake.
  • (slang, British) A drunken spree.
  • (Internet, slang) A newbie.
  • (dialect, obsolete) A squirrel or rabbit.

    • Synonyms

    * (hairstyle) French roll

    Derived terms

    * bun fight * bun stock * Chelsea bun * currant bun * have a bun in the oven * hot cross bun

    Verb

    (bunn)
  • (UK, slang) To smoke cannabis.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    loaf

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lof, laf, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (loaves)
  • (also loaf of bread ) A block of bread after baking.
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  • Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened from "loaf of bread", the brain or the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf ).
  • *
  • A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.
    • Synonyms
    * bonce, noddle, nut
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * half a loaf is better than none * (l)
    References
    * (soap) Miller, J.L. "Customers believe in downstate Soap Fairy", , B10, January 10, 2006.

    Etymology 2

    Probably a

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do nothing, to be idle.
    • loaf''' about'', '''''loaf around .
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt, (from loaf of bread)
    • Synonyms
    * idle, laze, lounge

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals