bruh

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Scrabble points: 9
Words With Friends: 10
Letters: 4

Pronunciation

/bɹʌ/

Definition of bruh

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(alt-of, alternative, slang)Alternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).

“Abra-abracadabra / (And for my last trick) I'm 'bout to reach in my bag, bruh / Abra-abracadabra / (And for my last trick, poof) Just like that and I'm back, bruh”

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noun

(alt-of, alternative, slang)Alternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).

“Abra-abracadabra / (And for my last trick) I'm 'bout to reach in my bag, bruh / Abra-abracadabra / (And for my last trick, poof) Just like that and I'm back, bruh”
(obsolete)The rhesus macaque.

“[…] in adolescence, and still more in youth, it is no less certain that the bruh is both good-natured and intelligent.”

intj

(slang)Expressing amazement or shock.

“You're moving to Greenland? Bruh!”
(slang)Expressing a feeling that something is stupid, inappropriate, useless or even weird to say, think or do.

“Person 1: I poured canola oil into my car engine!”
“Person 2: Bruh.”
“Person 1: I think the word partisan derives from how they parted their hair.”
“Person 2: Bruh.”
(slang)Expressing disappointment.

“Person 1: Your favorite show got cancelled!”
“Person 2: Bruh.”
“Person 1: "I just ate your dinner."”
“Person 2: "Seriously, bruh."”

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Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Clipping of brother originating in African-American Vernacular English. Predates, but perhaps influenced, other slang clippings spelled with -h. This is a phonetic clipping: /ˈbɹʌðɚ/ → /bɹʌ/. Contrast bro, which is a clipping of the spelling of brother rather than the pronunciation.