Have I been spelling "Ay" wrong?
I like the "A" for "Affirmative" way.
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Originally Posted by OtinG
BTW, “bubba” is often used in a derogatory manner to basically imply a person is a lazy bum and/or not very intelligent. That’s probably just a regional thing though. I’m not sure why it is used like that, but it often is.
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So, it's basically a racial slur invoking a stereotype of white males, but since apparently it's not PC to care about white males, it's still acceptable.
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Originally Posted by OtinG
Probably so in most of the country, but not in Texas
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Maybe not in your circles, but my wife's family is 4+ generations deep in and around Dallas, and they and thiers all call their brothers Bubba, as a term of endearment, not an insult.
They use it for thier actual brothers, not for friends and strangers like 'pardner.'
As for the rest of the country, I can only tell you that here in the suburbs of NJ, I don't run into the natural use of the word in the wild very much.
As an imported word, I've heard it both ways: as Gus Grissom and my wife use it, and as in "what's with Bubba, over there, driving that lawn-mower on the freeway?"