bub
[ buhb ]
/ bʌb /
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noun Slang.
(used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.
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Origin of bub
1830–40, Americanism; perhaps <German Bub, short for Bube boy
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British Dictionary definitions for bub
bub
/ (bʌb) /
noun
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
Word Origin for bub
C20: perhaps from German Bube boy
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