Bubba

See also: bubba

English

Etymology

Capitalization of bubba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʌbə/

Proper noun

Bubba

  1. (Southern US) The stereotypical white male; John Doe.
    German businesses wonder what Otto Normalverbraucher will buy, while US politicians fret over who Bubba will vote for in the next US election.
  2. (Southern US) A generic nickname for any white male.
    Watch it, Bubba!
    • 2022, Gary Gerstle, chapter 5, in The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order […] , New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, Part II. The Neoliberal Order, 1970–2020:
      [Bill] Clinton knew and maintained a lifelong affection for the small-town Arkansans world in which he had been reared—he relished being called Bubba—and delighted in opportunities that campaigning gave him to reconnect with places like it.
  3. (Southern US) A nickname for a brother, usually the eldest brother and initially used only by young children before sometimes spreading to become a person's general adult nickname.

Noun

Bubba (plural Bubbas)

  1. (US) Alternative form of bubba (a white male Southerner).
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