Why is the University of Washington called UDub?

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    This has to do with the pronunciation of the University of Washington. The letter "W" is called 'Double U' (pronounced double you). If you shorten the pronunciation of the letter 'W' to one syllable, then it will be just called as Dub. Hence, the university is sometimes referred to as UDub

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