bunkie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bunkmate, someone with whom one shares a bunk bed.
  2. Familiar term of address.
  3. a small cabin with a bunk or bed(s), a free-standing bedroom or sleeping area separate from the main house or cottage, which may or may not have other facilities (a fully outfitted outbuilding with a kitchen or bathroom would be a guest house or accessory dwelling unit and not a bunkie)

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌŋki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bunkie.wav

Word forms

bunkie bunkies bunky bunkee

Etymology

From bunk + -ie.

Related words

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