Meaning of honey-bun | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Please don’t be mad at me, honey-bun. I’ll get over this after a while. I’ll do better.”

“He called on me formally during my first week and stayed to tea; he ate a very heavy meal of honey-buns, anchovy toast and Fuller’s walnut cake, […]”

“Oh, Luther, you really are a honey-bun! These beautiful flowers! I needed someone to think of me tonight. I appreciate it, Luther—you don’t know how much.”

““I’ll tell you what’s good, Mrs. Threadgoode, are those frozen honey-buns.” / “Honey-buns?” / “Yes. They’re like cinnamon buns. You know.””

“They kneaded dough and baked cakes and biscuits and sweet honey-buns with nuts and almonds.”

“‘But I’m not special like Dad and you,’ I finally said. ‘I’m just ordinary.’ / ‘Oh, honey-bun,’ Mum said, brushing the hair away from my face. ‘Being small was the least interesting, the least amazing thing about your dad.[…]’”

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