Bub is short for bubba, as someone noted above. Buyt you also need to know that bubba arises (apparently) from brother. A southernism, certainly, and is actually a given name at times!

Reminds me of the newly-minted teacher at the one-room elementary school who was taking roll on her first day. "And what's your name, little girl?" she asked.

"Bitchy McCoy," responded the little girl.

"That may be your nickname, dear, but what is your real name?" The little girl insisted repeatedly that her name was Bitchy.

The teacher finally exploded. "I will not have any nasty nicknames used in MY classroom," she shouted. "I want you to go home until you learn respect."

The little girl turned to the little boy beside her. "C'mon, Rat-face, let's go home, she ain't gonna believe you neither."


TEd