bub

[buhb]

noun

Slang.

1. (used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.

bub

/ bʌb /

noun

1. informal,  fellow; youngster: used as a form of address

2. slang

   1. a baby

   2. the first grade of schooling; nursery school

Word History and Origins

Origin of bub¹

1830–40, perhaps < German Bub, short for Bube boy

Word History and Origins

Origin of bub¹

C20: perhaps from German Bube boy

Example Sentences

I would probably be hungry by now, so we’d go to Bub and Grandma’s, which is where I had my launch party a couple of weeks ago.

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You typically find booths at nighttime restaurants like Houston’s, which is another place that I spend a lot of my life, but Bub’s presents a morning booth option so I really like that.

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After our long, linger-y Bub moment, we would drive over to Kumquat, which is my favorite coffee shop and it’s near Bub.

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On the menu is hiking in Altadena, eating a sandwich at Bub and Grandma’s and buying fresh fish from a Japanese marketplace in San Gabriel for homemade sushi.

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Charles Williams of Oklahoma shows the locals in L.A. a different culture with his Southern hospitality and Southern drawl, saying “Yessir” when acknowledging others and referring to people as “Bub.”

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