A Burlington bun is what folks in Burlington and parts of Nova Scotia, Canada call a jelly doughnut — that classic deep-fried dough ball filled with sweet jam and dusted in sugar. Like many regional food nicknames, it's one of those hyperlocal terms that means nothing to outsiders but is immediately understood at the local bakery. If you order a jelly doughnut in the wrong Nova Scotian town, someone might gently correct you. Regional food slang is a real thing, and the Burlington bun is a tasty example.
She brought a box of Burlington buns to the office and they were gone in ten minutes.
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(Canada, Nova Scotia) A jelly doughnut.
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