bruv

nounattested in dialogue

//bɹʌv//

Brother, mate, friend.

noun

1
slangBrother, mate, friend.
The lads in the Nags 'Ead were just talking about your bit of managerial bovver and I said to Rodney, 'Bruv, this could be my big chance.'

Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Clipping of bruvver.

Forms

plural: bruvs

brutally · In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.brute · Without reason or intelligence (of animals).Brutus · a Roman cognomen.

bruv · Brother, mate, friend.

Bryan · A male given name from Irish, a less common alternative…Bryant · A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic]…Bryce · A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice.

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