bruh · noun, interjection1
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.
bruh · noun2
- Malay · borrowed fromberuk
- Malay · borrowed fromberuk
- English todaybruh
Borrowed from Malay beruk.
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