bub

[ buhb ]

nounSlang.
  1. (used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.

Origin of bub

1
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.

  • I would hear Bubs story through before giving him such a whipping.

  • He saw one of them cram five Super-Bubs into his mouth, at one time.

  • 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
  1. US informal fellow; youngster: used as a form of address

  2. Australian and NZ slang

    • a baby

    • bubs grade the first grade of schooling; nursery school

Origin of bub

1
C20: perhaps from German Bube boy

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