rabbits

[judge alba]

got a question for you guys.

why are rabbits sometimes called bunnies?.
thought got into my head yeasterday treid to google it and got rabbit sites. just curious

 

[Canadave]

You don't want to know. The answer is quite hare-raising.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I believe that the word comes from the word "bun" which was used in some English dialects to refer to the rabbit's tail. Later on it was used to refer to the whole rabbit, especially the juvenile rabbit.

Edited to add the origin of the word 'bun'

Dialectal, hind part of a rabbit or squirrel, from Scottish Gaelic, stump, bottom, from Old Irish.

 

[Finn]

Did you google that question?

I just did. The first hit was this...

http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/trivia.shtml

 

[Miss Chicken]

Me. I did google it to confirm what I thought it was i.e I knew it had to do with the tail. My head is full of useless trivia most of it is half-forgotten.

 

[MetalPants]

I just know that rabbits make a good stew.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

You don't want to know. The answer is quite hare-raising.

I'm all ears.



(Hey, at least it's not fish puns)

 

[Canadave]

You don't want to know. The answer is quite hare-raising.

I'm all ears.



(Hey, at least it's not fish puns)

Those would be the stick. These, on the other hand, are clearly the carrot.

 

[scotpens]

Ehhhh . . . What's up, Doc?

 

[gturner]

I just know that rabbits make a good stew.

I find that very doubtful, as I've been living with many bunnies for many years and have yet to see them cook anything.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I just know that rabbits make a good stew.

I find that very doubtful, as I've been living with many bunnies for many years and have yet to see them cook anything.

Do you mean they are more helpless in the kitchen than my sons are?

 

[M'Sharak]

I just know that rabbits make a good stew.

I find that very doubtful, as I've been living with many bunnies for many years and have yet to see them cook anything.

Do you mean they are more helpless in the kitchen than my sons are?

No, just more helpless in kitchen than gturne are.

 

[gturner]

I just know that rabbits make a good stew.

I find that very doubtful, as I've been living with many bunnies for many years and have yet to see them cook anything.

Do you mean they are more helpless in the kitchen than my sons are?

Oh heavens no. They can defend themselves quite well in the kitchen, and saving that, they are skilled at hiding behind the stove and refrigerator. They just can't cook. They can't even make a simple salad!

 

[RJDiogenes]

I believe that the word comes from the word "bun" which was used in some English dialects to refer to the rabbit's tail. Later on it was used to refer to the whole rabbit, especially the juvenile rabbit.

Edited to add the origin of the word 'bun'

Dialectal, hind part of a rabbit or squirrel, from Scottish Gaelic, stump, bottom, from Old Irish.

Heh. When I read the question, I was going to jokingly suggest that it's because whenever I try to take a picture of a rabbit, I only get its buns:

But I guess it's no joke.