[Ads-l] Bunnies

[Jonathan Lighter]

Should be in HDAS too. I heard it in 1974-75.

JL

On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 11:32 AM ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here are some definitions for "bunny" in the basketball domain:
>
> Collins Dictionary
> https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/9584/Bunny+Shot
> [Begin excerpt]
> Bunny Shot
> New Word Suggestion
> [US basketball] An open shot which isn't challenged by a defender;
> usually a LAYUP or DUNK when the offensive player has a breakaway
> Submitted By: Unknown - 14/05/2013
> Status: This word is being monitored for evidence of usage.
> [End excerpt]
>
> Glossary of WNBA Terms
> https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/about_us/glossary.html
> [Begin excerpt]
> Bunny: An open, uncontested shot, usually a layup or dunk. Also: snowbird.
> [End excerpt]
>
> Merriam Webster
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunny
> [Begin excerpt]
> bunny noun
> Sense 3: basketball, informal : an easy shot (such as a layup) taken
> close to the basket
> Example: He missed a handful of bunnies around the basket.
> —Jeff Greer
> [End excerpt]
>
> Garson
>
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 9:31 AM Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > A bunny refers to an undefended shot, but usually a short jump shot.
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 9:52 PM victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Pro-sports lingo is often hard for me to understand. But this one
> jumped
> > > out at me, no pun intended.
> > >
> > > Somebody needs to ask Bobby Portis if Bunny = Jump shot:
> > >
> > > "Things weren't going our way. We're missing bunnies, missing layups,
> > > turning the ball over, but we had a chance to watch some things at
> half,
> > > correct some things and then go out there in the second half and give
> it
> > > our all."
> > >
> > > Or am I missing something more obvious?
> > >
> > > Victor-)
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