Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.
- adj. Geordie Beautiful; pretty; attractive.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. See bonny, a.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. very pleasing to the eye
Etymologies
- Middle English boni, probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne ("good"), from Latin bonus ("good"). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“See if your disks are the culprit (cp between two disks on the server, hdparm, I think bonnie / bonnie++ does disk benchmarks)”
“Was past expression bonnie, O! Like threads o 'gowd her flowin' hair,”
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
“In her youth she had been called bonnie; she was still pleasant to look upon.”
Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange
“My version of the song differs from that given in Cromek's Burns, and also from Allan Cuningham's; and I am disposed to think my memory at fault from the so near recurrence of the word "bonnie" in the stanza.”
“This little stream well deserves the epithet of "bonnie," which Burns has given it.”
Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America
“What i find interesting about this discussion is how many things that have been (and still are) considered normal (such as a baby gaining weight steadily following birth, that a 'bonnie' baby is a healthy one, etc. etc.) were the result of the use of growth charts that were based on data collected from predominantly formula fed babies.”
“I'm no saying that Katie is heeding; but other folk call her bonnie Katie as well as you, and she's almost a woman now, and it canna be helped. ”
“bonnie," and bestrode them, laughing gleefully at my efforts to unseat him, and holding himself in position by digging his pudgy fingers into whatever portions of my anatomy he could most easily seize.”
“Used in a room with elephant gray and even a bit of acid yellow, you get a palette that is sophisticated, a little Barbar, bonnie and bright without any superheroes, princesses or Disney characters those will be brought in by the tenants themselves, no doubt.”
The Wall Street Journal: Silly Parent, Good Design Is for Kids
“Fri 11/06/09 11: 32 AM another 150 years. .lol … he needs to hook-up with bonnie. .now that would be hot!. .witches and vampire sex …. holy crap batman!”
'The Vampire Diaries' recap: Best friends, birthdays, and brawling | EW.com
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bonnie’.
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songbirds
Names of girls in song titles. Not in the lyrics, just in the titles.
Just the name on the list, then the full title with any identifying notes in the comments, please.
Can be the same ...marianne, evie, lady d'arbanville, peggy sue, suzanne, dianne, boni maroni, miss molly, lola, mony, sadie, rita and 206 more...
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Places In Utah
tooele, rainbow bridge, duchene, bountiful, american fork, deseret, this is the place, temple square, orem, provo, west jordan, great salt lake and 246 more...
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You are so GOOD LOOKING!
Words about looking good
a dish, dishy, snazzy, styling, looker, handsome, beautiful, delicious, dessert, yummy, tantalizing, hormone hunk and 55 more...
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Girls I wouldn't go out with
Nomen omen
chastity, faith, prudence, constance, virginia, rythm belcher, nutcracker, goldie lock, medusa, circe, delilah, charybdis and 47 more...
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• This is the story of the Hurriclone
Also known as Yes, we hurricane.
A collective effort to list all first names that are also hurricane/cyclone/tropical storm names.
The only rules are
1) double-check...katrina, camille, rita, klaus, beulah, isabel, betsy, carol, hazel, connie, diane, ione and 85 more...
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Or honey, or baby, or ...
(A Valentine's Day list.)amoret, bonnilasse, ladybird, leikin, leman, love-lass, Phyllis, pout, sweetness, munchkin, darling, sayang and 87 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
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hifi_del_norte's Words
vegetable, spatula, bang, fluctuate, carnage, simple, audio, hi-fi, empanada, bonnie, gazpacho, memoirs and 108 more...
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Rogue's Words for bonnie lads n lassies
tinchel, glen, sassenach, guddle, brae, bonnie, eejit, deerhound, hoonds, lassie, laddie, heiland and 188 more...
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the feminine mystique
I love being a woman.
pink-collar, vagina dentata, écriture féminine, primigravida, cunt, yoni, lingam, fangast, chattel, moppet, lolita, philogynist and 52 more...
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It's the sound
Words whose sound I find particularly pleasing.
spoon, flummery, squeegee, sennight, traipse, yore, scrumptious, callithump, ribbit, brummagem, whimsical, whimsical and 9 more...
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Hunger Games names
glimmer, marvel, clove, Cato, thresh, rue, primrose, Caesar, Brutus, gloss, cashmere, madge and 20 more...
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Made by Bonnie:)
HACKEDD by: Bonnie :)
bonnie, kelsey, donuts!, dancing, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, drill team, modern, company, rosettes and 5 more...
Tweets
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johnmperry Early Scottish usage was today's gay. So Bonnie Prince Charlie wasn't what you thought. Jun 18, 2008
palooka Who's Bonnie without Clyde? Feb 8, 2008