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Bubba

noun
Bub·​ba | \ ˈbə-bə How to pronounce Bubba (audio) \

Definition of Bubba

often disparaging
: redneck

First Known Use of Bubba

1979, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Bubba

from Bubba, a stereotypical nickname of Southern white males

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