Meaning of dust bunny | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

US, informal

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“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⟳."”

“About 3.6 billion years ago, the sun and its planets coalesced from a cloud of stellar debris, probably helped along by the push⟳ from the explosion of a nearby supernova. The particles of cosmic dust began sticking together by static electricity, the same force⟳ that forms dust bunnies under your bed. Eventually, the particles got big enough for gravity to start⟳ pulling more pieces together.”

“Sure, some dogs may get⟳ super-itchy and lose⟳ extra fur, while others may seem to groom themselves incessantly, leaving your floors strewn with serious dust bunnies. In the absence of these and the above-mentioned problems, your Lab mix⟳ is just being a dog that conforms perfectly to her breed⟳ type⟳. In other words, this breed⟳ sheds – a lot!”

“Phobos just can't catch⟳ a break⟳. Not only is Mars' lumpy, crusted-over dust bunny of a moon destined to be ripped to pieces in 10 million years, it seems the poor thing can't stop⟳ punching itself.”

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