puck bunny

n. a female fan of hockey or hockey players; a hockey groupie, especially one who has casual sexual relations with players. Subjects: English, Sports & Recreation

Editorial Note: This term is sometimes derogatory. It is similar to buckle bunny.

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Citations: 1992 Linda Yglesias Sunday Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.) (Jan. 26) “After the game: Even as AIDS rages, athlete-groupie subculture flourishes”: The groupie subculture has an argot of its own. There are “hockey whores” and “puck bunnies.” 1998 Celia Brackenridge Gender and Sport: A Reader “Men loving me hating women: The crisis of masculinity and violence to women in sport” p. 262: In the rape culture of the [ice] hockey locker room,…females are referred to as “groupies,” “puck bunnies,” “pucks” and “dirties” among the players. 2005 Jon Tevlin Star-Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Mar. 20) “Unchecked passion for hockey leads fan on lively trek to Sweden”: Coaxed by Swedish hockey fans on Internet chat boards, the Minnesota Wild fanatic followed her favorite player, Manny Fernandez, to the small city of Luleå, Sweden, where he was tending goal during the NHL lockout.…She acknowledges that such dedication could have been seen as odd, but Pergakis insists she’s no “puck bunny.”

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