bubba

American  

[buhb-uh] / ˈbʌb ə /

noun

plural

bubbas

1. Chiefly Southern U.S. brother (usually used as an affectionate term of address).

2. Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to an uneducated Southern white male.

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Etymology

Origin of bubba

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

As the artist who made the bubba masks, I'm glad they are being removed.

From The Verge • Jan. 5, 2022

Whatever you want to check on social media ain’t worth a hundred grand, bubba.

From Time • Jun. 7, 2016

And the agency believes the perpetrators are homegrown--that it is, in FBI parlance, a "bubba job."

From Time Magazine Archive

I went back to my sketchbooks," recalls Judge, who has lived in Austin, Texas, since 1993, "and I found all these bubba types.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fust to ma tree'l Just came er bubba.

From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Talley, Thomas Washington