▁American ▁South . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Fer g us on ▁notes ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁English ▁S urn ames ▁that ▁" B ub ba " ▁corresponds ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁B ube , ▁" boy ". ▁This ▁matches ▁Sax on ▁and ▁Hi bern ian ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁" B ub ba " ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁used ▁outside ▁the ▁South ▁as ▁a ▁pe jor ative ▁to ▁mean ▁a ▁person ▁of ▁low ▁economic ▁status ▁and ▁limited ▁education . ▁" B ub ba " ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁mean ▁one ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁" good ▁ol ' ▁boy ". ▁At ▁times , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁ende ar ment ▁( or ▁in ▁an ▁ins ult ing ▁sense ) ▁for ▁a ▁person , ▁especially ▁to ▁a ▁man , ▁who ▁is ▁either ▁over weight ▁or ▁has ▁a ▁seem ingly ▁powerful ▁large ▁body ▁frame . ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁and ▁Mar ines , ▁" B ub ba " ▁can ▁mean ▁a ▁lay ▁soldier , ▁similar ▁to ▁" gr unt ", ▁but ▁with ▁con not ations ▁of ▁ende ar ment ▁instead ▁of ▁der ision ▁( e . g ., ▁" Can ▁you ▁make ▁that ▁device ▁easier ▁to ▁work ▁with , ▁because ▁every ▁B ub ba ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁use ▁it ? "). ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁exists ▁in ▁other ▁languages ▁and ▁car ries ▁similar ▁mean ings . ▁" B ub ba " ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁as ▁a