February 4, 2023

FEB 4, duplication: hubba-hubba

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, J.M.H !!!


 

Authors' Note:
bubba: stereotyped male inhabitant of the southern US with an upbeat, but macho attitude
Bubba: frequent nickname for a specific male, as used by his family or buddies

rubba: rubber (American slang for condom), with typical non-rhotic pronunciation

Readers willing to go down an internet rabbit-hole can easily get to a collection of more than a dozen other short verses SHORT VERSES  in which we have dealt with specific reduplications. 

If interested you could also discover three fairly lengthy PATTER-SONGS about this fascinating linguistic phenomenon. These songs form an important part of our cycle of 9 songs about "Word Pairs".

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