[
short for bubby]
brother, lad,
boy-used chiefly as a
form of
address and with an
implication of superiority to the one addressed. [
ex - Come on, bub, make it
snappy.]
n. a
form of familiar
address to
boys or men; fellow. This
term is
thought to either be an alteration of the
word brother or to have come from the
German bube, meaning little
boy. In addition to being used as a familiar
address, as in "See you around, bub," it can also be used to imply superiority over the one being spoken to, such as "Listen bub, you'd
better make it quick."