bubby

bubby — 名詞

1. an old-fashioned informal word for a woman's breast, used in relaxed or playful

1.名詞B2
釋義

咪咪

女性乳房的非正式說法，略帶過時感

an old-fashioned informal word for a woman's breast, used in relaxed or playful conversation rather than clinical or formal settings

例句

Omar's grandfather told him that in the 1950s, men called breasts bubbies.

Omar 的祖父告訴他，在 1950 年代，男人把乳房叫做 bubbies。

past-tense usage: 'called breasts bubbies'

Hannah found a vintage magazine article that used the word bubbies playfully.

Hannah 找到一本老雜誌，裡面的文章俏皮地使用了 bubbies 這個詞。

colloquial register in period writing

同義詞
  • breast

    neutral and formal; the standard term in medical and polite contexts

  • boob

    the most common modern slang term, similar in register but far more frequent today

  • tit

    more vulgar and potentially offensive; avoided in polite conversation

文法句型

bubby / bubbies

用法筆記

This term is now widely considered old-fashioned. Younger American speakers rarely use it in everyday conversation, preferring boobs or breasts. It appears most often in narratives set in the mid-20th century or in self-consciously retro contexts.