What does it mean if a guy calls you ‘’bub’’ ?

[Anonymous]

I was talking to a guy late at night, and it was a really nice convo, he invited me me out like 3 Times during the conversation. As is was getting really late he said ‘good night, sweet dreams bub’. What does bub mean? Is it like babe?

[pookybear123]

Myself and my partner call each other bubs all the time. He sometimes call me Kinky, sex, boo, B etc. He never calls me by my name it seems too formal for us.

[LMNOP123]

When I've heard it used it was usually in an aggressive manor. Like, "You cause your own problems bub". I rarely, if ever hear it used toward a female.

[LMNOP123]

Whoops! *manner xD I'm so out of it today.

[elenciarenee]

According to Urban Dictionary.

[elenciarenee]

Sorry, I guess it didn’t post but a bub is “a pet name for someone who is incredibly amazing”.

[brocklee]

Interesting. I guess it is regional. I grew up in an area where "bub" was used in place of "bud", "dude", or "guy".

[elenciarenee]

When I did a google search for it the first thing that popped up was that, but it was referencing the 1900s. Urban Dictionary seemed a little more reliable for modern slang, but I’ll be honest, I’ve never even heard this word before.

[brocklee]

I heard it a lot in the northern parts of New England.. usually country folks. "See you later bub". "How's it going bub?" "Take care bub". I hear it a little in certain parts of Indiana used in the same context.

[brocklee]

And I just realized my mother uses that term. Never thought about it before.. she calls me bub often.

[TheFunkyThumb]

he's watched the X-men movies too much and probably likes hugh jackman more than he should

[nah999]

Never heard b4... maybe a regional thing wherever he is from

[ben7point4]

Yes it is, in this context, a male's term of affection.

[insomniac1243]

Yeah he was probably just trying to be smooth