bub

American  

[buhb] / bʌb /

noun

Slang.

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

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bub British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of bub

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

Example Sentences

What that translates to, intentionally or not, is you’re on your own now, bub.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times