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Bubbly vs Bub - What's the difference?

bubbly | bub |

As nouns the difference between bubbly and bub

is that bubbly is (informal) champagne while bub is (slang|historical) an alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer or bub can be a woman's breast or bub can be a term of familiar address; bubba; bubby or bub can be (australia|slang) a baby or bub can be (slang) champagne; bubbly.

As a adjective bubbly

is full of bubbles.

As a verb bub is

(obsolete) to throw out in bubbles; to bubble.

bubbly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of bubbles.
    • Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.
  • (informal) Cheerful, lively.
    • She has a bubbly personality.
  • Having the characteristics of bubbles.
    • The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly .
  • (economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
  • * Iana Dreyer, China’s coming era of slower growth: Are western economies prepared? , East Asia Forum, 2011:
    • China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.

    Synonyms

    * (lively) ebullient, perky (similar image)

    Noun

  • (informal) Champagne.
    • We're getting married - this calls for a bottle of bubbly !

    Synonyms

    *(all informal or slang ): champers, fizz, shampoo

    bub

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably imitative of the sound of drinking.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang, historical) An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
  • * 1838 , Samuel Morewood, A Philosophical and Statistical History of the Inventions and Customs of Ancient and Modern Nations in the Manufacture and Use of Inebriating Liquors , page 662,
    • Bub is made from ground barley and strong worts, and sometimes from strong small worts from the coolers, properly blended and boiled with some hops, in the proportion of one pound to a barrel of worts.

    Etymology 2

    Contraction of (bubby).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman's breast.
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Penguin 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 631:
  • *:‘Mr. Blanford, I esteem that there is nothing more sublime in nature than a glimpse of an English lady's bubs .’

    • Etymology 3

    Either a corruption of (brother), a modification of '' ("close [male] relation"), and is thus cognate to English ''boy'', ''babe'', ''baby'' and ''bully .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby.
  • * 1857 , T. B. Aldrich, What Jedd Pallfry found in the Coffin'', '' , Volume 49, page 23,
    • So he changed his brusque manner, and inquired, in a tone which was intended to be extremely conciliatory :
    ‘ What?s your name, bub ? ’
    ‘ The last one, Sir ? ’ asked bub , looking up.
  • * 1857 , Clara Augusta, Mrs. Peter Dame'', George R. Graham, ''Graham?s Illustrated Magazine , Volume 50, page 398,
    • Mrs. Peter filled her pocket with the cherries — “ Victoria and bub are so fond of them!” and we scrambled into the wagon.
  • A young brother; a little boy; a familiar term of address for a small boy.

    • Etymology 4

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, slang) A baby.

    • Etymology 5

    Shortened from (bubble) and (bubbly).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) champagne; bubbly.

    • Verb

    (bubb)
  • (obsolete) To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
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