Bama

Southern football powerhouse

Bama is informal for Alabama, the U.S. state, or the University of Alabama and its athletic teams: Bama's gonna win the championship this year.

In hip-hop slang, bama (sometimes spelled bamma) means an unsophisticated person—someone country, unfashionable, or out of touch: Don't be a bama wearing those shoes.

Alabama

Tuscaloosa

West Alabama city

Auburn · Selma · Hoover · Decatur · Florence · Gadsden · Prattville · Enterprise · Daphne · Black Belt

identity

elephant

Tusked gray giant

pride · legacy · heritage · southern · Dixie · alma mater · fight song · fanbase · alumni · culture

football

SEC

Stock market regulator

rivalry · Auburn · gameday · quarterback · defensive line · recruiting · playoffs · Heisman · Joe Namath

Opposites
college football rivalry

BamaAuburn

Southern university or town

Tennessee · Vols · LSU · Georgia · Georgia Bulldogs

formality/register

BamaAlabama

Deep South state

Family

Alabama

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G