bunny boiler

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Definition of bunny boiler in English English dictionary

An excessively obsessive girlfriend (or less commonly, boyfriend), especially one who reacts in an extreme way to the ending of a relationship

An obsessive and dangerous former lover who stalks the person who spurned them

Related Terms

bunny boilers

plural form of bunny boiler

Hyphenation

Bun·ny boil·er

Turkish pronunciation

bʌni boylır

Pronunciation

/ˈbənē ˈboilər/ /ˈbʌniː ˈbɔɪlɜr/

Etymology

() Inspired by a scene in the 1987 film Fatal Attraction where a scorned woman (played by Glenn Close), seeking revenge on her ex-lover (played by Michael Douglas), places his beloved family pet in a pot of boiling water when he is away from the house. Its first known appearance in print was on December 6, 1990, when the Dallas Morning News reported on a Ladies' Home Journal interview with Glenn Close and introduced it by referring to her erstwhile character as a "bunny-boiler." The phrase appeared in print with increasing frequency beginning in 1994.