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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How to use bub in a sentence

He looked calmly down on her bulk and between her large soft bubs, sloping within her nightdress like a shegoat's udder.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Bubs mother would give her a big pat, with a bunch of grapes stamped on it.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls|Various
I would hear Bubs story through before giving him such a whipping.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls|Various
He saw one of them cram five Super-Bubs into his mouth, at one time.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson

When you and Bubs and Evelyn were up in those old buildings.
Asteroid of Fear|Raymond Zinke Gallun

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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