bub
English
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌb
Etymology 1
Probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
Noun
bub (uncountable)
- (slang, historical) An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
- 1838, Samuel Morewood, A Philosophical and Statistical History of the Inventions and Customs of Ancient and Modern Nations in the Manufacture and Use of Inebriating Liquors, page 662,
- Bub is made from ground barley and strong worts, and sometimes from strong small worts from the coolers, properly blended and boiled with some hops, in the proportion of one pound to a barrel of worts.
- 1838, Samuel Morewood, A Philosophical and Statistical History of the Inventions and Customs of Ancient and Modern Nations in the Manufacture and Use of Inebriating Liquors, page 662,
Etymology 2
Contraction of bubby.
Noun
bub (plural bubs)
- A woman's breast.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Penguin 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 631:
- ‘Mr. Blanford, I esteem that there is nothing more sublime in nature than a glimpse of an English lady's bubs.’
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Penguin 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 631:
Etymology 3
Either a corruption of brother, a modification of bud, or a borrowing from Pennsylvania German Bub or Southern German Bub (as was spoken in various communities in America before the early 20th century), ultimately thought to be derived from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“close [male] relation”) and thus cognate to English boy and babe. (Perhaps the term is a confluence of several of these.)
Other probable cognates
Noun
bub (plural bubs)
- A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby.
- 1857, T. B. Aldrich, What Jedd Pallfry found in the Coffin, The Knickerbocker, Volume 49, page 23,
- So he changed his brusque manner, and inquired, in a tone which was intended to be extremely conciliatory :
- ‘ What′s your name, bub ? ’
- ‘ The last one, Sir ? ’ asked bub, looking up.
- 1857, Clara Augusta, Mrs. Peter Dame, George R. Graham, Graham′s Illustrated Magazine, Volume 50, page 398,
- Mrs. Peter filled her pocket with the cherries — “ Victoria and bub are so fond of them!” and we scrambled into the wagon.
- 1857, T. B. Aldrich, What Jedd Pallfry found in the Coffin, The Knickerbocker, Volume 49, page 23,
- A young brother; a little boy; a familiar term of address for a small boy.
Etymology 4
Noun
bub (plural bubs)
Etymology 5
Shortened from bubble and bubbly.
Noun
bub (plural bubs)
- Abbreviation of bubble.
- (slang) champagne; bubbly.
- 2003, 50 Cent, "In da Club":
- "You find me in da club, bottle full of bub"
- 2003, 50 Cent, "In da Club":
Verb
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- (obsolete) To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sackville to this entry?)
Meriam
Noun
bub
Palauan
Noun
bub
- trap (usually for fish)
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
bub (nominative plural bubs)
Declension
declension of bub
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bubajep
- bubajiedot
- bubaküir
- bubaküirik
- bubalog
- bubamit
- bubamitaruläd
- bubapäst
- bubapif
- bubapifapomad
- bubapinod
- bubaströin (Tabanus bovinus)
- bubem
- bubibrid
- bubibridan
- bubigaledan
- bubik
- bubül
- bubülablöted
- bubülafoldil
- bubülajeletin
- bubülakap
- bubülakötotil
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