Idiom
currant bun
SlangCockney rhyming slang
Meaning
sun or The Sun newspaper
Examples
“He reads the currant bun every morning with his coffee.”
“The story about the local celebrity appeared on the front page of the currant bun.”
“While many critics dismiss the tabloid press, the currant bun remains a staple of daily reading for millions of commuters.”
Examples
simple
“He reads the currant bun every morning with his coffee.”
contextual
“The story about the local celebrity appeared on the front page of the currant bun.”
complex
“While many critics dismiss the tabloid press, the currant bun remains a staple of daily reading for millions of commuters.”
Origin
From currant + bun.
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