bubba

Bubba is an American relationship nickname formed from brother, given to boys to indicate their role in the family, especially the eldest male sibling. For some boys and men, bubba is used so pervasively it replaces the given name. The nickname may also be used outside the family by friends as a term of affection.

Because of its association with the southern part of the United States, bubba is often used outside the South as a pejorative meaning low economic status and limited education. The term "bubba" may also be taken to mean one who is a "good ol' boy." In the US Army and Marines, bubba can mean a lay soldier, similar to grunt but with connotations of endearment instead of derision. For example "Can you make that device easier to work, 'cus every bubba is gonna have to use it."

At times it may be used as a term of endearment (or in an insulting sense) for a person who is rather fat or has a large body frame, especially for men. In popular culture it is often joked that new male prisoners will be locked up with a large guy called Bubba who will become forcibly sexually intimate with them.^[1][2]

Bubba has also developed into a proper noun, used as a term of endearment, to describe someone who is especially lovable, adorable, etc.^[where?] Also used to identify someone's significant other (i.e "She's my Bubba".^{[citation needed]}) It is said to have evolved from the word 'baby'. Used predominantly in the Chicago area, specifically in the Edgewater/Andersonville neighborhoods.^{[citation needed]} However, the word with the same meaning, exists both in Hebrew and in Yiddish. The word Bubba בובה ( pronounced boo- bah) which means 'doll' or 'darling,' is mainly used with in Jewish/Israeli circles, as an endearing word to describe a young girl,or in some cases a small male child. In Yiddish, most people use the popular Bubbale בובהלה ( pronounced boo-bah-lay) to mean 'my darling'. It can also be used as a name or nickname for female pets in Hebrew. Some men use it in Israeli slang as a way of saying, 'Hey Baby.'^{[citation needed]}

In recent years, the term has also come to mean in General and prison slang, a person who sexually assaults new inmates.

People and characters named or nicknamed "Bubba"

People

• Former President of the United States Bill Clinton.
• Television psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw^{[citation needed]}.
• Bubba Bechtol, Comedian, Grand Ole Opry performer (Terryl Bechtol)
• Seattle Mariners outfielder Bubba Crosby.
• Tommy "Bubba" Facenda, rockabilly singer/dancer, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps
• Bubba Franks, National Football League player for The New York Jets.
• Bubba Lewis, American actor (Thomas Lewis real name)
• Professional wrestler Mark LoMonaco wrestled under the ring name Bubba Ray Dudley.
• Bubba Paris, former National Football League player.
• Professional Motocross rider James Stewart Jr..
• Southern rapper Bubba Sparxxx.
• Bubba Pond, multiple time winner of the "Tough Guy of the Week" award.
• Bubba Shobert, former motorcycle racer
• Bubba Smith, actor and former National Football League player.
• Radio talk show host Bubba the Love Sponge Clem.
• Bubba Trammell, former Major League Baseball player.
• Bubba Wells, former National Basketball Association player.
• Bubba, aka Bandit Bub, a photographer and initiator of the Million Dollar Kids.
• Bubba Watson, PGA Tour golfer.

Animals

• Bubba the Grouper (d. 2006), a Queensland grouper who resided at the Shedd Aquarium, noted for being the first known fish to undergo chemotherapy.

Fictional characters

Television and movies

• Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the movie Forrest Gump
• Bubba the Caveduck from Disney's 1987 series DuckTales
• Bubba Ho-tep, a name given to a reanimated Egyptian mummy by Elvis Presley in Joe R. Lansdale's novella and film of the same name
• Bubba Zanetti, in the movie Mad Max
• Bubba Higgins, in the situation comedyMama's Family
• Bubba Bexley, a recurring character in the situation comedy Sanford and Son
• Bubba Bixby, a character from the TV movie, Shredderman Rules, a film based on the books
• Plumber Bubba a fictional comedian based on Larry The Cable Guy and idolized by Rusty and Early Cuyler on the Adult Swim animated series Squidbillies
• Bubba Skinner, a leading character from the TV seriesIn the Heat of the Night.
• Bubba J, a puppet of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham
• Bubba the Chimp, a character on Quigley's Village
• Bubba Bo Bob Brain, Brain's fictitious country music star persona from a Pinky and the Brain segment on the U.S. cartoon series Animaniacs
• Leatherface, or Bubba Sawyer, from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Books

• Bubba Kelly, a character in Carson McCullers' novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
• a character in A Drink Before the War
• Alvin "Bubba" Bixby, the bully in Wendelin Van Draanen's Shredderman series.
• Bubba is a character in the Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris and is a "codename" for Elvis who is now a vampire in this series

Games

• One of the protagonists of Amiga computer game Bubba 'n' Stix
• Monster from video game Rampage: Total Destruction
• One of the protagonists of Redneck Rampage
• Monster in Super Mario 64
• A character in the game Jagged Alliance 2

Music

• Bubba, the main protagonist in the novelty single The Shriners Convention by singer Ray Stevens.
• Bubba Shot the Jukebox, a single by country singer Mark Chesnutt.
• If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too), a single by country group Shenandoah.

Products

• Bubba server: a Linux-based SOHO network server appliance.^[3]

References

See also

• Sissy
• Redneck