English Dictionary

dust bunny

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdʌst bʌni/

名詞

アメリカ英語 くだけた表現

(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.

日本語の意味

ホコリの塊。家具の下など、掃除が行き届かない場所にたまる、小さな埃や髪の毛、皮膚の微粒子などの集合体（アメリカ英語の非公式な表現）。

I found a dust bunny the size of a tennis ball hiding under the couch.

ソファの下にテニスボールほどの大きさのほこりのかたまりを見つけた。

意味（1）

(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.

WASHINGTON: The common American household Dust Bunny has been designated as an endangered species, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS) announced last week. The widespread use of household cleaning products and devices has drastically reduced the habitat of the Dust Bunny, said Noah Present, Acting Director of the Endangered Species Program. American homes are cleaned too frequently, and much better than in the past. / We are not to blame for the improper use of our products, responded a spokesman for the Household Products Association. Correctly used, many of the Dust Bunnies should survive.

dust bunnies （ plural ）