Bubba

noun

Bub·​ba ˈbə-bə 

plural Bubbas

informal + often disparaging

: redneck

… refers to himself as a "red-necked, tobacco-chewing Bubba," although he quit chewing four years ago.

—Randy Harvey

For those who find summer art festivals and wine tastings too highbrow, … a bunch of Bubbas are putting on a festival that will hit the bull's-eye this weekend. The Summer Redneck Games kick off Saturday in Dublin, Ga., with the lighting of a ceremonial flame in a barbecue pit.

—Roanoke (Virginia) Times and World News

Word History

Etymology

from Bubba, a stereotypical nickname of Southern white males

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above