Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Word of the Day ~ Bunbury

bunbury


PRONUNCIATION:
(BUN-buh-ree)     

MEANING:
noun: An imaginary person whose name is used as an excuse to some purpose, especially to visit a place.
verb intr.: To use the name of a fictitious person as an excuse. 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whenever I ask my youngest child the reason for something not done, or wrong, ect, she always replies "chunky Bill" did that. Your word made me think of her imaginary person who is to blame for lots of things. Thanks for the explanation and the word to go with it. I will share with Alexis. Love you. Lisa

Julia Mist DJune said...

You are most welcome. When I came across this word I knew it was perfect to post. And thanks for the insight into Alexis ~ Love you too! Thanks for the comment love!