bub
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Meaning · English
An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bub” mean?
An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
Is “bub” formal or informal?
bub is generally slang.