bruh.
Expressing amazement or shock.
Meaning & usage
Expressing amazement or shock.
You're moving to Greenland? Bruh!
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.
Expressing disappointment.
Person 1: Your favorite show got cancelled! Person 2: Bruh.
Person 1: I just ate your dinner. Person 2: Seriously, bruh.
Where this word comes from
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.
The rhesus macaque.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Malay beruk.
Alternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).
Where this word comes from
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.
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