[Ads-l] early "buddy"

[Joel Berson]

And all this time I've thought a bubba was a grandmother.

Joel


      From: W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM>
 To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
 Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 2:36 AM
 Subject: Re: [ADS-L] early "buddy"
   
JL: << "buddy" ... pet form of "brother." >>
WB: Not to mention <bubba>, with progressive labial-spread.

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