broon

B3R1O1O1N1
Geordie/bɹuːn/

noun

The colour brown.

“Myek mine a bottle of Broon, pet.”

Similar
BroonaleDogJourney into SpaceNewkie Brown
OriginMiddle English broun ← Old English brūn →
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Meanings

broon1

nounbroon (countable and uncountable, plural broons)

plural broons

  1. GeordieScotlandcountableuncountableThe colour brown.
adjectivebroon (comparative more broon, superlative most broon)

comparative more broon · superlative most broon

  1. GeordieScotlandOf the colour brown.

Broon2

proper noun
  1. GeordieNewcastle Brown Ale, a well known brand of brown ale beer.

    Myek mine a bottle of Broon, pet.

    Synonyms: Broonale, Dog, Journey into Space, Newkie Brown

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounNewcastle Brown Ale, a well known brand of brown ale beer.

Similar
BroonaleDogJourney into SpaceNewkie Brown
Also see
broonaledogjourney into spacenewkie brown

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrūn
  2. Middle Englishbroun
  3. Englishbroon

Conserved from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn as opposed to the Standard English pronunciation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with broon

junesoonmooncartoonafternoontunenoontribuneimmuneballoonCameroonspoonsaloonlagoontoontycoondunenuntyphoonboonmonsoonplatooncocoonrune
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Anagrams

boronBorno
Cite this entry
APA

broon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broon

MLA

“broon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broon.

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