| Bub | lad little boy |
| Bubi | laddie |
| Bube | jack |
| Bübchen | boy |
| Bubikopf | Eton crop |
| Habub | haboob |
| Pikbube | jack of spades |
| Herzbube | jack of hearts |
| Lausbube | urchin |
| Karobube | jack of diamonds |
| Bauernbub | country boy |
| Beelzebub | Beelzebub Baalsebul Baalzebubg Beazlebub Beelzeboul Beelzebus |
| Kreuzbube | jack of clubs |
| Milchbubi | mama's boy |
| Tabubruch | breaking of a taboo |
| Schippenbube | jack of spades |
| Rebublik China | Republic of China |
| bewaffneter Raubüberfall | armed robbery |
| den Teufel mit Beelzebub austreiben | replace one evil with another |