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).