noun
boy, lad, kid (colloquial)
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Bub: colloquial for 'boy', 'lad', or 'kid', common in Austria and southern Germany. It's a masculine weak noun (der Bub) with plural Buben and oblique forms like des Buben, dem Buben. Wird häufig im Alltag in familiären oder dialektalen Kontexten verwendet.
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Der kleine Bub hat laut gelacht.
The little lad laughed out loud.
Die Lehrerin rief den Bub, weil er seine Hausaufgaben vergaß.
The teacher called the boy because he forgot his homework.
In manchen Regionen sagt man statt 'Junge' auch 'Bub'.
In some regions people say 'Bub' instead of 'Junge'.
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Imagine a smiling little boy and someone calling him 'Bub' in dialect
bub sounds like English 'bub' (slang for boy) — think of 'buddy' shortened
der — picture a young male (der Bub) wearing a cap
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Dialectal term used in parts of Austria, Switzerland and southern Germany; equivalent to 'Junge' in standard German. Tone is informal and regional.