bub
/bɐb/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.88 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- ""You can't remember your *name*? Heh. Well, NEXT time you spend a night in this berg, go easy on the bub.""
- "‘Mr. Blanford, I esteem that there is nothing more sublime in nature than a glimpse of an English lady's bubs.’"
- "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."
- "You find me in da club, bottle full of bub"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɐb/
- British English: /bʌb/