Meaning
A dark, sweet, spiced bun — the everyday, year-round cousin of the Easter bun — made with browning, molasses, mixed spice, and often raisins. Sold in loaves and small round buns, spice bun is eaten any time with a slice of cheese, a cup of tea, or on its own, a cheap and satisfying treat from the shop or bakery. When people say simply 'bun and cheese' out of season, it is usually spice bun they mean.
Examples
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Buy a spice bun an a piece a cheese.
Buy a spice bun and a piece of cheese.
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Spice bun nice wid a cup a tea.
Spice bun is nice with a cup of tea.
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Wi nyam bun an cheese all year, not just Easter.
We eat bun and cheese all year, not just Easter.
Origin
From 'spice' + 'bun'; the year-round spiced bun, kin to the Easter bun. See [[easter-bun]], [[bun-and-cheese]].
How it’s used
The everyday spiced bun eaten year-round with cheese. See [[easter-bun]], [[bun-and-cheese]].