Bunbury

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌnbəɹɪ/

Proper noun

Bunbury

1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5658).
3. A port city and local government area in the South West region, Western Australia.

Verb

Bunbury (third-person singular simple present Bunburies, present participle Bunburying, simple past and past participle Bunburied)

1. To practice Bunburying.
   • 1895, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest […] , [Act I]:

     I suspected that, my dear fellow! I have Bunburyed all over Shropshire on two separate occasions. Now, go on. Why are you Ernest in town and Jack in the country?

Derived terms

• Bunburying