Bunny boiler
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A bunny boiler is a slang term for a partner or former partner, particularly a female hetrosexual partner, who shows obsessive behavior such as stalking.[1] The term originated from the film Fatal Attraction, in which one of the main characters kills her adulterous lover's daughter's pet rabbit and leaves it boiling in a pot on the stove.[2] The phrase's first use in print was on December 6, 1990 in the Dallas Morning News, in which Glenn Close described her character in that film as a "bunny-boiler".[3]
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- ^ "bunny boiler". Urban Dictionary. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bunny%20boiler. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "Synopsis for Fatal Attraction". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. http://www.webcitation.org/65G5cMYOW.
- ^ Martin, Gary. "Bunny boiler". The Phrase Finder. "Origin", para. 4. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. http://www.webcitation.org/65HlOJliU.
