Definitions

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  • proper noun Cub Scouts
  • proper noun baseball The team The Chicago Cubs.
  • noun members of the Cub Scouts; Plural form of Cub.

Etymologies

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Abbreviation of "Cub Scouts" or "Chicago Cubs"

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Examples

  • D-LEE STARTS DP AS CUBS TIE FOR 1ST Sept. 12, 2007 | With the potential tying run at third base, Cubs closer Ryan Dempster induces a dramatic game-ending double play from Houston's Eric Munson -- Derrek Lee snaring a bad hop to start the 3-6-1 play ...

    BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs 2008

  • The Cubs wore grey uniforms with blue pinstripes and the word "Cubs" on the left breast.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The nickname "Cubs" is first used for the NL's Chicago team.

    USATODAY.com - Baseball's long journey to the present 2002

  • We can make like Mariotti and pretend that stories of certain Cubs players trolling for ugly girls don't exist or we can face the facts and realize that we often root, root, root for the sexist jerk.

    Stay classy, White Sox 2008

  • We can make like Mariotti and pretend that stories of certain Cubs players trolling for ugly girls don't exist or we can face the facts and realize that we often root, root, root for the sexist jerk.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs is another example of what I call the "leadoff liftoff phenomenon."

    Leadoff hitters can carry extra value for fantasy teams 2008

  • The Dodgers won the game 3-1 to eliminate the Cubs from the playoffs.

    Century and counting: Dodgers sweep Cubs out of NLDS 2008

  • • John Canning, a potential buyer of the Chicago Cubs, is a limited partner of the Milwaukee Brewers and a friend of Selig.

    A no-hitter can happen anywhere, anytime 2007

  • But the highlight of the game was when Mickey Morandini, a veteran infielder who had come over to the Cubs from the Phillies, I think, beat out an infield single with a head-first slide.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

  • But the highlight of the game was when Mickey Morandini, a veteran infielder who had come over to the Cubs from the Phillies, I think, beat out an infield single with a head-first slide.

    Holy mackerel Matthew Guerrieri 2007

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