Bubs

/bʌbz/ noun

Definition

An informal, friendly way to address someone, like 'buddy' or 'pal'; also Australian slang for breasts.

Etymology

From 'bub,' a colloquial shortening of 'brother' or 'buddy,' with origins in American English around the 1900s. The 's' makes it plural or emphatic.

Kelly Says

Different English-speaking countries use 'bubs' completely differently—Americans use it casually for friends, Australians use it with a much different meaning, showing how the same word can have totally separate lives in different cultures.

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