Bubba
Bubba is a relationship nickname formed from brother, given to boys to indicate their role in the family, especially the oldest 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 who has difficult business and social relationships due to his self-absorbed outlook on life. It is also used pejoratively in prison sex jokes, where Bubba is a stereotyped homosexual male who rapes his fellow inmates, usually when they "drop the soap".
Bubba has also developed into a proper noun, used as a term of endearment, to describe someone who is especially lovable, adorable, etc. 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', but its origin is unknown. Used predominantly in the Chicago area, specifically in the Edgewater/Andersonville neighborhoods.
BUBBAS is a term defined In Key West Florida as "Building Unity Between Brothers and Sisters" This is the official Slogan of Key West. - MK & PBJ
People and characters named or nicknamed "Bubba"
People
- Former President of the United States Bill Clinton
- Cincinnati Reds outfielder Bubba Crosby
- Professional wrestler Mark Lamonica 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 Smith, actor and former National Football League player
- Radio talk show host Todd "Bubba the Love Sponge" Clem
- Bubba Wells, former National Basketball Association player
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. Bubba is the name of Dylan and Cole Sprouse's dog.
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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.
Books
- Bubba Kelly, a character in Carson McCullers' novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
- Alvin " Bubba " Bixby, the bully in Shredderman( Wendelin Van Draanen's Book).
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