Bub

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /bÊŒb/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒb

Probably imitative of the sound of drinking.

Full definition of bub

Noun

1. (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, %22bubs%22+-intitle:%22bub|bubs%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xFcMT76qM8m0iQeOgcWYBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bub%22|%22bubs%22%20-intitle%3A%22bub|bubs%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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.

Contraction of bubby.

Noun

1. 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.’

Corruption of brother.

Noun

1. A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby.
• 1857, T. B. Aldrich, What Jedd Pallfry found in the Coffin, The Knickerbocker, Volume 49, %22bubs%22+-intitle:%22bub|bubs%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eVAMT8TRCKuOiAfZ472cBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bub%22|%22bubs%22%20-intitle%3A%22bub|bubs%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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, %22bubs%22+-intitle:%22bub|bubs%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n18MT8_WAYaUiAew0_D2BQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22bub%22|%22bubs%22%20-intitle%3A%22bub|bubs%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 398,Mrs. Peter filled her pocket with the cherries — “ Victoria and bub are so fond of them!” and we scrambled into the wagon.
2. A young brother; a little boy; a familiar term of address for a small boy.

Noun

1. (Australia, slang) A baby.

Shortened from bubble and bubbly.

Noun

1. (slang) champagne; bubbly.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.----