See bub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "1857, Clara Augusta, Mrs. Peter Dame, George R. Graham, Graham′s Illustrated Magazine, Volume 50, page 398,\nMrs. Peter filled her pocket with the cherries — “ Victoria and bub are so fond of them!” and we scrambled into the wagon."
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"ref": "2003, “In da Club”, in Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent:",
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"ref": "2010, “Telephone”, performed by Lady Gaga:",
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