Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
bub (uncountable)
(slang, historical) An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
bub (plural bubs)
A woman's breast.
bub (plural bubs)
A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby.
A young brother; a little boy; a familiar term of address for a small boy.
bub (plural bubs)
(Australia, slang) A baby.
bub (plural bubs)
Abbreviation of bubble.
(slang) champagne; bubbly.
bub (third-person singular simple present bubs, present participle bubbing, simple past and past participle bubbed)
(obsolete) To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
Source: Wiktionary
Bub, n.
Definition: Strong malt liquor. [Cant] Prior.
Bub, n. Etym: [Cf. 2d Bubby.]
Definition: A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.
Bub, v. t. Etym: [Abbrev. from Bubble.]
Definition: To throw out in bubbles; to bubble. [Obs.] Sackville.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2024
(adjective) tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; “a counselor tries not to be faultfinding”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.