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bub

[buhb]
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noun Slang.
  1. (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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Examples from the Web for bubs

Historical Examples

  • After supper, as father and I were passing the Ridlets, we heard Bubs howls.

    Golden Days for Boys and Girls

    Various

  • When you and Bubs and Evelyn were up in those old buildings.

    Asteroid of Fear

    Raymond Zinke Gallun

  • Against that maddening silence, however, Bubs presently had a helpful and unprompted suggestion: "Hey, Pop!"

    Asteroid of Fear

    Raymond Zinke Gallun

  • Wise enough not to clutch it with his bare hands, Bubs came running with it held in a leaf.

    Asteroid of Fear

    Raymond Zinke Gallun

  • Bubs mother would give her a big pat, with a bunch of grapes stamped on it.

British Dictionary definitions for bubs

bub

noun
  1. US informal fellow; youngster: used as a form of address
  2. Australian and NZ slang
    1. a baby
    2. bubs gradethe first grade of schooling; nursery school
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Word Origin

C20: perhaps from German Bube boy
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Word Origin and History for bubs

bub

n.

familiar address for males, 1839, perhaps a variation of bud "a little boy" (1848), American English colloquial; perhaps from German bube "boy," or from English brother.

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