- Bubba
- noun Etymology: from Bubba, a stereotypical nickname of Southern white males Date: 1979 often disparaging redneck
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Bubba
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Bubba — is a relationship nickname formed from brother , given to boys to indicate their role in the family, especially the oldest male sibling. For some boys and men, bubba is used so pervasively it replaces the given name. The nickname may also be used … Wikipedia
bubba — Southern U.S. slang, 1860s, a corruption of BROTHER (Cf. brother) … Etymology dictionary
Bubba — [bub′ə] n. [also b ] [Chiefly South] [Slang] Chiefly South Slang 1. brother: sometimes used as a familiar term of address 2. close friend 3. a man of the Southern U.S., variously characterized as easygoing, companionable, assertively masculine,… … English World dictionary
bubba — Uneducated Southerner; among Southerners it is a term of endearment (corruption of “brother” ). See also redneck. The author once played in a softball game in Charleston, South Carolina, where five of the players were nicknamed Bubba, and four… … American business jargon
bubba — a Queensland grouper fish that died on 22 August 2006 at the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago. He was given to the aquarium in 1987 by an anonymous donor and at that that time was a female about 10 inches long but, being a protogynous hermaphrodite,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
bubba — n American a young man, especially an uncompli cated extrovert. The jocular term, evoking beer and sport loving, possibly well to do redneck youths, was applied in the mid 1990s to US president Bill Clinton and there was a brief attempt to… … Contemporary slang
bubba — A corruption of ‘brother’, used in a friendly way, usually by one man to another. The speaker is usually American, and may well be black, as in North Dallas Forty, by Peter Gent. ‘Hey, Bubba, did you hear Uncle Billy this morning?’ is said by… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
bubba — ˈbəbə noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: from Bubba, a stereotypical nickname of white Southerners : redneck often used disparagingly … Useful english dictionary
Bubba Higgins — was a fictional character in the television situation comedy, Mama s Family . He was played by Allan Kayser.Character overviewBubba was the son of Ed and Eunice Higgins. Some time prior to his first appearance, he had stolen a car, and was sent… … Wikipedia
Bubba Ho Tep — Titre original Bubba Ho tep Réalisation Don Coscarelli Acteurs principaux Bruce Campbell Ossie Davis Ella Joyce Bob Ivy Heidi Marnhout Scénario Don Coscarelli Adam Gierasch Musique Brian Tyler Production … Wikipédia en Français
