bub
Americannoun
noun
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informal fellow; youngster: used as a form of address
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slang
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a baby
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the first grade of schooling; nursery school
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Etymology
Origin of bub
1830–40, perhaps < German Bub, short for Bube boy
Example Sentences
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What that translates to, intentionally or not, is you’re on your own now, bub.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025
Just before Eboli’s “O don fatal,” the conductor pointed out to principal bassoon William Short how “it’s very different without the bub bub bub of the trumpets.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022
Molly McCully, a Lilly spokeswoman, told me Azar departed the company "to pursue other career opportunities" — typically code for "here's your hat, bub."
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2017
Hey now, I’m the one asking the questions, bub!
From The Verge • Feb. 26, 2016
"All right, bub; we'll go to school now," said the latter, nodding to the dripping figure as it rose before him.
From Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day by Heydrick, Benjamin A.
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