Condescending address for a man

The answer to “Condescending address for a man” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is BUB — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on July 31, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 67-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Condescending address for a man” answer

BUB (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is BUB.

Why the answer is BUB

Think of a patronizing little nickname for a man. 🙃

What does BUB mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BUB is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Condescending address for a man” appeared?

Wall Street Journal reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 31, 2026 (most recent) → BUB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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