rosebud
see also: Rosebud
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɹəʊz.bʌd/
  • (America) IPA: /ɹoʊz.bʌd/
Noun

rosebud (plural rosebuds)

  1. The bud of a rose.
    • 1648, Robert Herrick, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”, in Hesperides: Or, The VVorks both Humane & Divine […], London: Printed for John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold by Tho[mas] Hunt, […], OCLC 1044244285 ↗, stanza 1; republished as Henry G. Clarke, editor, Hesperides, or Works both Human and Divine, volume I, London: H. G. Clarke and Co., […], 1844, OCLC 1110372590 ↗, page 74 ↗:
      Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, / Old Time is still a flying: / And this same flower, that smiles to-day; / To-morrow will be dying.
  2. (British, sometimes, as a term of endearment) A pretty young woman.
  3. (US, rare) A debutante.
  4. (rare) Any of assorted small seashells with a pink or partially pink color, usually of the family Muricidae.
  5. (Cockney) A mouth.
  6. (slang) the indentation of a surface caused by an incorrect hammer strike (missing the nail)
  7. (vulgar, slang) The anus.
    • 2017, Penthouse Variations on Anal
      Her ass was the ultimate goal for both of us, but I wanted to draw out the anticipation. […] She watched from between her knees as I prepared to push into her rosebud.
    • 2017, Corinne Davies, The 3xtasy Lake Collection (volume 2, page 128)
      Squeezing a healthy dollop of lube onto her rosebud, he stretched the tight ring and forced more lubrication into her ass.

Rosebud
Noun

rosebud (plural rosebuds)

  1. (British, historical) A member of the most junior division of the Girl Guides Association, now called a Brownie.
  2. Something similar to the ‘Rosebud’ in the movie Citizen Kane in that it is a mysterious clue which provides profound insight into the character of a person.
Proper noun
  1. A coastal town in Victoria, Australia, named after the wreck of the cargo ship "Rosebud".
  2. A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta.
  3. An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Indiana.
  7. A small city in Gasconade County, Missouri.
  8. An unincorporated community in Rosebud County, Montana, probably named after the Rosebud Creek.
  9. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
  10. A census-designated place in Todd County, South Dakota, situated on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
  11. A city in Falls County, Texas.
  12. A river in Alberta, Canada.



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