bunny boiler
noun/ˈbʌni bɔɪlə(r)/
/ˈbʌni bɔɪlər/
(informal, offensive)- a woman who punishes a man in a dangerous or cruel way because he has stopped being her sexual partnerWord OriginFrom the main character in the film Fatal Attraction, who kills and boils a pet rabbit (= a bunny) belonging to her former partner’s daughter.
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