bunny boiler
noun/ˈbʌni ˈbɔɪlə/UK/ˈbʌni ˈbɔɪlɚ/US
Etymology
From a scene in the 1987 film Fatal Attraction where a scorned woman (played by Glenn Close), seeking revenge on her ex-lover (played by Michael Douglas), places his family’s beloved pet rabbit in a pot of boiling water when he is away from the house.
Definitions
A person who acts (or may supposedly act) obsessively or even dangerously towards another…
A person who acts (or may supposedly act) obsessively or even dangerously towards another person with whom they were previously, or wish to be, in a relationship.
- There's nothing like portraying a psychopathic bunny-boiler to boost one's self-esteem, Glenn Close tells Ladies' Home Journal.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA