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bubba

American  
[buhb-uh] / ˈbʌb ə /

noun

plural

bubbas
  1. Chiefly Southern U.S. brother (usually used as an affectionate term of address).

  2. Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to an uneducated Southern white male.


Etymology

Origin of bubba

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Started in 2020, 23XI Racing has three full-time cars — driven by Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Riley Herbst — as well as a part-time car driven by Corey Heim.

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“This is the keys to the castle that independent artists just don’t have,” says Bubba Startz, a South Dakota musical artist and podcaster who has been working with Stewart and learning to use Music Mogul AI to help book an upcoming tour.

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Not quite as good, but still warmhearted: an ad in which athletes Puka Nacua, Oksana Masters and Bubba Wallace meet their younger selves, remembering how they got inspired in the first place.

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Editor’s note: The team hired Raymond “Bubba” Ventrone as special teams coordinator.

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On Thursday, the Rams hired former Cleveland Browns special teams coordinator Raymond “Bubba” Ventrone as their special teams coordinator, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly about the hiring.

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