noun
General Slang
currant bun
· noun · cockney
The Sun newspaper — and sometimes 'son' or 'run'.
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Definitions
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The Sun, Britain's red-top tabloid. The dominant modern sense — pub talk, taxi-driver talk, page-three era and beyond.
“Seen what the Currant Bun's splashed on the back page today?”
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Son. The older domestic use, mostly heard from grandparents still doing the full rhyme.
“Alright, my old currant bun, how was school?”
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A run — as in a quick errand or jog. Less common but still in circulation.
“Just nipping out for a currant bun round the block.”
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currant bun In A Sentence
Seen what the Currant Bun's splashed on the back page today?
Alright, my old currant bun, how was school?
Just nipping out for a currant bun round the block.
Origin & Usage
Cockney rhyming slang where 'currant bun' rhymes with 'Sun' — most famously the tabloid, which leaned into it so hard the paper itself ran 'Currant Bun' branding for promos.
Variants
currant
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