bruh

B3R1U1H4
/bɹʌ/

interjection

Expressing amazement or shock.

“You're moving to Greenland? Bruh!”

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Meanings

bruh1

nounbruh (plural bruhs)

plural bruhs

  1. alternativeslangAlternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).

    Abra-abracadabra / (And for my last trick) I'm 'bout to reach in my bag, bruh / Abra-abracadabra / (And for my last trick, poof) Just like that and I'm back, bruh

    2024, Eminem, “Houdini”, in The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
interjection

alternative bru · alternative breh · alternative bryh

  1. slangExpressing amazement or shock.

    You're moving to Greenland? Bruh!

  2. slangExpressing 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.

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    Person 1: I think the word partisan derives from how they parted their hair. Person 2: Bruh.

  3. slangExpressing disappointment.

    Person 1: Your favorite show got cancelled! Person 2: Bruh.

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    Person 1: I just ate your dinner. Person 2: Seriously, bruh.

bruh2

nounbruh (plural bruhs)

plural bruhs

  1. obsoleteThe rhesus macaque.

    […] in adolescence, and still more in youth, it is no less certain that the bruh is both good-natured and intelligent.

    1838, James Rennie, The Natural History of Monkeys, Opossums and Lemurs

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Origin

bruh · noun, interjection

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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bruh · noun

  1. Malayberuk
  2. Malayberuk
  3. Englishbruh

Borrowed from Malay beruk.

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Translations

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  • totalamazement or shock

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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