Bube.
knave; jack (playing card)
Meaning & usage
knave; jack (playing card)
boy; lad
rogue; villain; naughty boy
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German buobe (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male name of unknown meaning, though probably formed as a reduplication of a syllable *bo which may be abstracted from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), based on the original meaning of "male child", reinforced by sound-symbolism. Cognate with Dutch boef (“villain”). Probably also related to boy; see there for more.
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