dust bunny

noun

1. Slang. a loose, tangled ball of dust, lint, hair, etc., especially as found under a low piece of furniture.

dust bunny

noun

1. a small mass of fluff and dust

Word History and Origins

Origin of dust bunny¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Other titles include action-comedy “Bride Hard,” starring Rebel Wilson, and “Dust Bunny,” a horror movie starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.

From Los Angeles Times

"The experts disagreed with each other on what this generic object might be: a hydrogen iceberg, a nitrogen iceberg, a dust bunny, or a hydrogen-water iceberg in the paper that just appeared in Nature."

From Salon

But it wasn't until I noticed how close the May 6 release date loomed that my complete lack of urgency related to viewing it struck me in the chest – not with sonic boom's force but, rather, the weightless bounce of errant dust bunny.

From Salon

But Dory, whose imaginary friends include a talking dust bunny and an affectionate monster, proves more than unfazed.

From New York Times

She was goofy and fun; once a supervisor walked in to find Ms. Neal jumping on one of the beds, and Ms. Neal explained, deadpan, that she had seen a dust bunny on the overhead fan and was trying to clean it.

From New York Times