bunny boiler

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbʌni ˈbɔɪlə/

Noun

derogatory humorous slang

(slang, humorous, derogatory) A person who acts (or may supposedly act) obsessively or even dangerously towards another person with whom they were previously, or wish to be, in a relationship.

Japanese Meaning

（スラング、軽蔑的な表現）元恋人や、関係を望む相手に対して異常なまでの執着を示し、場合によっては危険な行動に出る人物。 / （ユーモラスなニュアンスも含む）別れた相手や恋愛対象に過度に固執し、しばしば感情的に過激な振る舞いをする人

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After the breakup, rumors spread that he was a bunny boiler, showing up uninvited and sending constant messages.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

別れた後、彼が執着心が強く危険になり得る元恋人だといううわさが広まり、無断で現れたりしつこくメッセージを送り続けたりした。

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(slang, humorous, derogatory) A person who acts (or may supposedly act) obsessively or even dangerously towards another person with whom they were previously, or wish to be, in a relationship.

Witness such media events as the Great Old Maid Scare of '86 (sparked by a study suggesting that a woman who hasn't married by age forty has less chance of doing so than of being shot by a terrorist); and the Fatal Attraction Syndrome (the notion that unmarried career women are so unfulfilled they turn into homicidal bunny-boilers).]

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bunny boilers

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