# der böser Bube

der böser Bube is a German noun meaning “villain”. Forms: des bösen Buben, die böse Buben.

## Forms

- Genitive: des bösen Buben
- Plural: die böse Buben

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · derogatory_ villain, crook
   - [Dromio von Syracus.] Bey meiner Six, es giebt böse Buben in eurer Stadt. — By my troth, your town is troubled with unruly boys.

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