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
(slang, historical) An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
Wiktionary
A woman's breast.
Wiktionary
verb
(obsolete) To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bub
Noun
Singular:
bub
Plural:
bubsOrigin of Bub
Probably alteration and shortening of brother
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Shortened from bubble and bubbly.
From Wiktionary
Probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
From Wiktionary
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Corruption of brother.
From Wiktionary
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Contraction of bubby.
From Wiktionary
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