grub and bub

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Chosen for the rhyme. Note that bub ordinarily referred only to alcoholic drinks; in this phrase it is more general.

Noun[edit]

grub and bub (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang, archaic) Food and drink of any kind.

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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