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grub and bub

grub and bub noun: food and drink of any kind.

Noun

grub and bub (uncountable)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) Food and drink of any kind.

Origin of grub and bub

Chosen for the rhyme. Note that bub ordinarily referred only to alcoholic drinks; in this phrase it is more general.

Questions about grub and bub

What does grub and bub mean?
Grub and bub means food and drink of any kind.
What part of speech is grub and bub?
Grub and bub is a noun.

Words near grub and bub in the dictionary

  1. grt
  2. GRU
  3. Grua
  4. grub
  5. grub along
  6. grub and bub
  7. grub hoe
  8. grub hoes
  9. grub hut
  10. grub out
  11. grub screw

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