A chubby or plump person, or a term of endearment used informally; also the name of a popular British comic character.
From English dialectal 'bunt' meaning to swell or bulge, combined with the diminutive suffix '-y'. The term became popularized in British culture through the comic 'Bunty' launched in 1958.
The word 'Bunty' became so iconic through a British girls' comic that it transcended being just a nickname and became part of the cultural language—a great example of how pop culture can literally create new words that stick around for generations.
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