English Explanatory Dictionary

bruh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).
intj
  1. Expressing amazement or shock.
  2. Expressing a feeling that something is stupid, inappropriate, useless or even weird to say, think or do.
  3. Expressing disappointment.
noun
  1. The rhesus macaque.

Pronunciation

/bɹʌ/ en-us-bruh-noun.ogg

Word forms

bruh bruhs bru breh bryh

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.

Synonyms

dude bro

Derived words

bruh girl bruh moment
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