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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
People Also Ask
What does currant bun mean in slang?
Currant bun is rhyming slang for The Sun newspaper — and sometimes for "son" or "run."
How do you use currant bun in a sentence?
"He was reading the currant bun on the train."
Where does currant bun come from?
It's Cockney rhyming slang, where "currant bun" rhymes with "Sun" (and "son" or "run").
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