bubba
Americannoun
plural
bubbas-
Chiefly Southern U.S. brother (usually used as an affectionate term of address).
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Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to an uneducated Southern white male.
Etymology
Origin of bubba
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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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
He modestly called one of his theories "bubba psychology."
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
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