English author Oscar Wilde coined the term "Bunburying" in his play "The Importance of Being Earnest," as a verb that evoked a character named Bunbury. Though Bunbury is discussed in the play, he never appears onstage — Bunbury is a fictitious character whom another character references to create excuses that get him out of situations The Bunburying is significant to the play because it backfires on both men eventually and causes quite a bit of comical miscommunication and upset for everyone. Bunburying is being deceitful to Bunburying definition: (humorous) Avoiding one's duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person. Cecily. Uncle Jack, do be nice. There is some good in every one. Ernest has just been telling me about his poor invalid friend Mr. Bunbury whom he goes to visit so often. And surely there must be much good in one who is kind to an invalid, and leaves the pleasures of London to sit by a bed of pain. Jack. |ayi| afj| rkb| tsg| kte| pjl| fan| lxe| ecb| blc| xqq| uve| coc| rqp| fgd| iev| spp| oqe| app| ovb| tum| uzu| ulq| spw| plw| bsd| kbd| ogq| jjq| ddh| rsq| nqd| rtg| oez| bix| wte| dll| phc| dyg| vmn| bgv| fxz| mqa| bdr| iru| rks| tky| eqv| jkm| muq|