currant bun

English

Etymology

currant +‎ bun

Noun

currant bun (plural currant buns)

  1. A bun containing currants.
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) The Sun (celestial body).
  3. (Cockney rhyming slang) The Sun (British newspaper).
    1979, “In the Middle of the Night”, performed by Madness:
    Had to go further down the road to get me Current Bun "Hello isn't that George on page one?"
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