buroo

/bəˈɹuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Slang

"Johnny kenned at once the coarse brute was drunk same as father was Friday nights when he got his money from the Broo."
"‘Anyway, MacFee is very good at stripping lead and copper and zinc and iron from old factories and houses that are going to be demolished – folk pay him to do that, and when work is short he never goes on the burroo."

Representing a Scottish pronunciation of bureau.

buroos (plural) broo (alternative) burroo (alternative)

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How do you pronounce buroo?

The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈɹuː/.

What does buroo mean?

The Labour Bureau; hence, unemployment benefits; the dole.

Where does buroo come from?

Representing a Scottish pronunciation of bureau.

How to pronounce buroo

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