Word of the Day: Thanksgiving edition.

[waysmeanstonola]

bunbury (BUN-buh-ree) noun

An imaginary person whose name is used as an excuse to some purpose,
especially to visit a place.

verb intr.

To use the name of a fictitious person as an excuse.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Comments

[milady_e]

Ha! That's from the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest . I love that it's actually a word now.

Happy Turkey Day!

And the Bunbury's continue...

[jerusalem66]

In a parallel universe (the one I initially travelled here from) the Bee Gees of all groups collaborated with Eric Clapton, Elton John and various others to create the soundtrack to a whimsical British cartoon series about a county cricket club for rabbits. Not only that, all the rabbits were voiced by then-members of the England cricket squad, the England football team and various English music stars and celebrities.
The name of the fictional rabbit team, the series, the album - The Bunbury Tails.
Should you doubt me, I bring evidence from my bizarre homelands:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bunbury-Tails/dp/B0009FTLDS

[gloucester]

If you've ever read "The Egyptologist," some of the characters do something very similar to bunburying, by creating a fake schoolmate to convince their parents they're not gay.