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  • proper noun dated a female pet name

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Examples

  • His story sounds as bi-zarre as Rani and Abhishek leasing out the Taj Mahal in Bunty Aur Babli.

    Archive 2005-06-01 2005

  • Mark's father, Lieutenant Robert Churchill of the Fleet Air Arm, was shot down over Malta - a loss that Mark and his mother, Olive, known as Bunty, felt keenly throughout their lives.

    The Guardian World News Tony Brignull 2011

  • While Purushotam Singh alias Bunty, Daljit Singh and Talvinder Singh were arrested by Mohali police on Friday night, two others, including Harinder Singh who is wanted in the 2007 blast at a theatre in Ludhiana, managed to escape.

    Analysis 2010

  • NAGPUR: The Rana Pratap Nagpur police has booked five youths for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of Roshan Kalse, alias Bunty, at Dhangarpura slums near Devnagar on Sunday night.

    The Times of India 2009

  • "Vinay Singh alias Bunty was nabbed from near the Badshahnagar railway station," additional director general (law and order) Brij Lal told reporters here.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • I actually do listen to "Bunty" each morning and find her a harmless and good natured person.

    Archive 2009-07-18 2009

  • (The names Bunty and Babli draw their inspiration from the success of a 2005 Bollywood film titled Bunty Aur Babli.

    An Increasingly Affluent Middle India Is Harder to Ignore 2009

  • "Bunty," said the voice again, and a light hand touched his arm.

    Seven Little Australians Ethel Sybil Turner 1915

  • Miss Huntley (privately known to the Form as "Bunty") was a clever, but rather remorseless teacher.

    The Luckiest Girl in the School Angela Brazil 1907

  • "Bunty" and I used to say that the world was inhabited by "nice people and very nice people," and once she added a third class, "fearfully nice people."

    My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890

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