cinnamon bun

English

Noun

cinnamon bun (plural cinnamon buns)

1. Synonym of cinnamon roll (“a rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar”)
2. Synonym of cinnamon roll (“a person perceived as good, gentle and kind”)
   • 2011 October 4, Patricia Briggs, “In Red, with Pearls”, in George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, Gardner Dozois, editors, Down These Strange Streets, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, pages 393 and 398:

     “Warren, my little cinnamon bun, what have you found?” […] “Only for you, cinnamon bun, only for you would I do this,” she said. Then she reached out and pinched my cheek hard—the cheek on my face.

   • 2021 July 27, Melissa Elmali, “Introducing Emily”, in Year 18, Columbus, Oh.: Gatekeeper Press, →ISBN:

     She’ll say “hi” to anyone in the hallway and goes out of her way to make sure no one sits alone at lunch. Basically, she’s the sweetest cinnamon bun in the whole world, and you’d have to be a heartless monster not to like her.

   • 2024 June 28, Amelia Thorne, “Mordred, Fate and Destiny”, in A Leap of Hope, Market Harborough, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 66:

     ‘We were looking for you because I have one or two odds and ends to give you, my little cinnamon bun!’ says Destiny.