Bub Definition

bŭb
noun
Brother; boy; buddy.
Webster's New World
Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a man or boy.
See you around, bub.
American Heritage
Wiktionary

(slang, historical) An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.

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A woman's breast.

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verb
(obsolete) To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
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Other Word Forms of Bub

Noun

Singular:
bub
Plural:
bubs

Origin of Bub

  • Probably alteration and shortening of brother

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortened from bubble and bubbly.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably imitative of the sound of drinking.

    From Wiktionary

  • Corruption of brother.

    From Wiktionary

  • Contraction of bubby.

    From Wiktionary

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