bub
(used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.
Origin of bub
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But these clips—from our interview with cutest cat ever Lil bub to the new ‘Hunger Games’ trailer—might get you smiling again.
Amanda Bynes, Daft Punk, Mark Wahlberg & More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | April 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first photo of Lil bub was posted on her Tumblr in November 2011.
Lil Bub, the World’s Cutest Cat, Stars in Documentary ‘Lil Bub & Friendz’ at Tribeca | Marlow Stern | April 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLil bub was being featured on the front page of Reddit, and like that, she was an Internet phenomenon.
Lil Bub, the World’s Cutest Cat, Stars in Documentary ‘Lil Bub & Friendz’ at Tribeca | Marlow Stern | April 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWork on Lil bub & Friendz, meanwhile, began last August at the first annual Internet Cat Video Film Festival in Minneapolis.
Lil Bub, the World’s Cutest Cat, Stars in Documentary ‘Lil Bub & Friendz’ at Tribeca | Marlow Stern | April 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA wood-thrush flitted from a ravine as she and bub went back down the creek—and she stopped with uplifted face to listen.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.
There was a subdued titter at this, but bub had come in from the stable and had dropped on the edge of the porch.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.With every day her feeling for her father and bub was knit a little more closely, and toward Dave grew a little more kindly.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.bub pushed by her and threw open the shutters of a window to the low sunlight, and June stood with both hands to her head.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.She was pruning a rose-bush with bub's penknife, and when she heard him coming she wheeled, quivering.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for bub
/ (bʌb) /
US informal fellow; youngster: used as a form of address
Australian and NZ slang
a baby
bubs grade the first grade of schooling; nursery school
Origin of bub
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