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Energizer bunny, n. orig. N. Amer. Brit. |ˌɛnədʒʌɪzə ˈbʌni|, U.S. |ˈˌɛnərˌdʒaɪzər ˈbəni| Forms: 19– Energiser bunny, 19– Energizer bunny; Also with capital initial in the second element. [‹ Energizer Bunny, the name of a battery-operated toy rabbit represented as never running out of energy, featured from 1989 in a television advertising campaign for batteries. Energizer Bunny is a proprietary name in the United States for batteries.] A persistent or indefatigable person or phenomenon.
1991Denver Post 24 May 2 d/1 Three finalists in the Energizer Bunny of Sports Broadcasting competition..immediately come to mind. 1997Esquire Nov. 28 That's the thing about dandruff—it's the Energizer Bunny of humiliating afflictions. 2003Guardian (Nexis) 20 Oct. 4 Brilliant in the first half as England came under pressure. An Energiser bunny in wolf's clothing. |