"Bunny rabbit" - isn't "bunny" enough?

[nq:1]I wonder what's the origin/reason for the expression "bunny rabbit". Are there non-bunny rabbits? Is there any difference between that and just a plain "bunny" or "rabbit"?[/nq]
Consider it the same construction as "kitty cat" or "puppy dog".

Steve

[nq:1]Hey. I wonder what's the origin/reason for the expression "bunny rabbit". Are there non-bunny rabbits? Is there any difference between that and just a plain "bunny" or "rabbit"? Ehud.[/nq]
Bunnies are for cuddling; rabbits are for dinner. Bunny rabbits are for those who expect both.
Mike G.

[nq:1]Consider it the same construction as "kitty cat" or "puppy dog".Alright, I will. So kids talk it is.[/nq]
And oddly, afte

[nq:2]Consider it the same construction as "kitty cat" or "puppy dog".[/nq]
^Ehud.
I thought "Give me the bunny" was one of Nicolas Cage's more memorable lines in Con Air; a nice contrast in vocabulary with the general theme from hardened criminals on the run from prison.
I believe generally we BrE would be less likely to say "bunny" and more "bunny rabbit" but that may be merely perso

[nq:2]I wonder what's the origin/reason for the expression "bunny rabbit". ... difference between that and just a plain "bunny" or "rabbit"?[/nq]
[nq:1]Consider it the same construction as "kitty cat" or "puppy dog".[/nq]
And you can tune a piano...

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[nq:1]Hey.[/nq]
Hey? HEY!?! You realise there are English people here trying to preserve standards?
[nq:1]I wonder what's the origin/reason for the expression "bunny rabbit". Are there non-bunny rabbits? Is there any difference between that and just a plain "bunny" or "rabbit"?[/nq]
"Bun" was a term, a couple centuries back, for a squirrel or a rabbit and also a term of endearme

But where did the expression "not a happy bunny" spring from? Is there any evidence that bunnies are happier than any other animal?

Laura
(emulate St. George for email)

[nq:1]But where did the expression "not a happy bunny" spring from? Is there any evidence that bunnies are happier than any other animal?[/nq]
The expression I hear is "Not a happy camper." I guess in the US it is easier to determine if a camper is smiling than it is to tell if a bunny is smiling.

Tony Cooper
Orlando FL

[nq:2]But where did the expression "not a happy bunny" spring from? Is there any evidence that bunnies are happier than any other animal?[/nq]
[nq:1]The expression I hear is "Not a happy camper." I guess in the US it is easier to determine if a camper is smiling than it is to tell if a bunny is smiling.[/nq]
That's interesting - I would have expected "happy camper" to be Rightpondian, give

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[nq:1]But where did the expression "not a happy bunny" spring from? Is there any evidence that bunnies are happier than any other animal?[/nq]
Cool, happy bunnies are what you don't get when you pour boiling water down a rabbit hole at Eastertide. CDB