grub and bub

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)

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

References edit

John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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