bru

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noun

bro; bra; term of address for a man

OriginAfrikaans broer →
Less commonScrabble 5
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Meanings

bru1

nounbru (plural brus)

plural brus

  1. South Africabro; bra; term of address for a man

    "Nice little bonus for you, hey bru," Paul was saying.

    2006, Guy Brown, Hijack!: cracking one of South Africa's most violent carjacking syndicates, page 37
    1 more example

    “Listen, bru, don't take this the wrong way, but I grew up with the black man. Never underestimate him and never overestimate him. […]

    2013, Nick Roddy, Out of Jericho, page 200

bru2

interjection
  1. alternativeslangAlternative spelling of bruh.

Bru3

nounBru (plural Bru)
  1. A member of an ethnic group of Southeast Asia
proper noun
  1. A Katuic language spoken by the Bru.

Origin

  1. Afrikaansbroer
  2. Englishbru

From Afrikaans broer. Doublet of bhai, brother, frater, friar, pal, and vai.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bru

MLA

“bru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bru. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bru,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bru.

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