wub of affection
- noun
- Informal
:
muestra de cariño
- She gave her boyfriend a big hug and a wub of affection before he left.
Examples
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I gave my dog a wub of affection today.
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The child smiled, happy to receive a wub of affection from his grandmother.
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He greeted his cat with a warm wub of affection each morning.
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She always shows her wub of affection for her cat.
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He greeted his cat with a warm wub of affection each morning.
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The child smiled, happy to receive a wub of affection from his grandmother.
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She gave her boyfriend a big hug and a wub of affection before he left.
Synonyms
54
8.6
Short sound people make to show affection or delight
30
9.9
A short sound like a kiss to show love or say goodbye
5
3.7
A word or phrase used to show love and care for someone
3
3.8
An action that shows love to someone, for example a gentle touch
3
9.6
A short sound people make to show they like something or find it cute
3
8.6
A friendly, informal name for a child or close friend
3
2.7
A small action that shows you love or like someone
2
8.2
A friendly word you use to call someone you love, like 'darling'
1
7.6
A loving name you use for someone you care about
A word used to show love or warm feeling for someone, like 'darling'
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
wub + of + affection
The headword 'wub' is not a standard English lexical item (marked as not found) and carries no predictable meaning a B1 learner could infer from English composition patterns; knowing 'affection' and the preposition 'of' only signals a relational frame but not the meaning of the unknown nonce/slang item. Because the crucial lexical piece is non‑transparent slang/nonstandard vocabulary, the overall phrase is not derivable from its parts and would be opaque to learners.
Etymology
The expression wub of affection comes from playful baby talk, where wub copies a soft noise people make when cuddling and affection means warm feelings. So a wub of affection is a small, gentle sign of 'love'.