bub Meaning & Definition
What Does Bub Mean?
As a symbol, bub means ISO 639-3 language code for Bua. As a noun, it means An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer. As a noun, it means A woman's breast.
Quick Facts About Bub
| Part of speech | symbol, noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bʌb/ |
| Synonyms | ambience, circumstances and bubble and squeak |
| Antonyms | antibubble |
| Plural | bubs |
| Verb forms | bubs, bubbing, bubbed |
Bub Definition (Symbol)
- ISO 639-3 language code for Bua.
Bub as a Noun
- An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
Noun
- A woman's breast.
Noun
- A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby.
- A young brother; a little boy; a familiar term of address for a small boy.
Noun
- A baby.
Noun
- Clipping of bubble.
- Clipping of bubbly; champagne.
Bub as a Verb
- To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
Noun
- Champagne; bubbly.
Noun
- A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
- A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
bubbles in window glass, or in a lens
- (by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
- Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
- A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.
dot-com bubble
- The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed.
- An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides.
- Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a dupe.
- A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
- The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit level.
- A laugh.
Are you having a bubble?!
- A Greek.
- Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory.
- The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament)
Many players tend to play timidly (not play many hands) around the bubble, to keep their chips and last longer in the game.
- A group of people who are in quarantine together.
Synonyms of Bub
Bub synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Bub
Bub in a Sentence
bubbles in window glass, or in a lens
dot-com bubble
Are you having a bubble?!
Many players tend to play timidly (not play many hands) around the bubble, to keep their chips and last longer in the game.
Word Forms & Grammar
bub (uncountable)
bub (plural bubs)
bub (third-person singular simple present bubs, present participle bubbing, simple past and past participle bubbed)
Words That Rhyme With Bub
Origin of Bub
Origin 1: Probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
Origin 2: Contraction of bubby.
Origin 3: Either a corruption of brother, a modification of bud, or a borrowing from Pennsylvania German Bub or Southern German Bub (as was spoken in various communities in America before the early 20th century), ultimately thought to be derived from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“close [male] relation”) and thus cognate to English boy and babe.
Origin 4: Perhaps from Northern dialectal English bab, from Middle English bab, a variant of babe (“babe, baby”).
Common Questions About Bub
Is bub a symbol or a noun?
Bub is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a noun and a verb.
What is another word for bub?
You can replace bub with words such as ambience, circumstances and bubble and squeak. See the full list of bub synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of bub?
The opposite of bub is antibubble.
What is the plural of bub?
The plural of bub is bubs.
What is the past tense of bub?
The past tense of bub is bubbed. The present participle is bubbing.