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honey bun
[ huhn-ee buhn ]
noun
- Also called sticky bun. a sweet spiral-shaped bun, usually with cinnamon, raisins, and nuts, coated with honey or butter and brown sugar.
- Also honeybun. Informal. honey ( def 6, 7 ).
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of honey bun1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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“If somebody is hungry and there isn’t anything else to eat but a honey bun, a honey bun is going to hit the spot,” says Carol Fernandez, president of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas.
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That said, he doesn’t think the honey bun is going away anytime soon.
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It gets soggy fast, and it barely tastes like the cinnamon you’d expect in a honey bun.
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Fuel up for a day of shopping with a hot coffee and enormous, freshly baked honey bun from the town’s favorite coffee shop, Magee’s Bakery, just around the corner.
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He limps through the aisles and gets a honey bun, an apple, and a pack of hog head cheese.
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