Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bruh

/bɹʌ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: bruh
IPA: /bɹʌ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Slang

intj

Expressing amazement or shock.

Slang

intj

Expressing a feeling that something is stupid, inappropriate, useless or even weird to say, think or do.

Slang

intj

Expressing disappointment.

Slang

noun

The rhesus macaque.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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"
"You're moving to Greenland? Bruh!"
"Person 1: I poured canola oil into my car engine! Person 2: Bruh."
"Person 1: I think the word partisan derives from how they parted their hair. Person 2: Bruh."
"Person 1: Your favorite show got cancelled! Person 2: Bruh."
"Person 1: I just ate your dinner. Person 2: Seriously, bruh."

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bruhs (plural) bru (alternative) breh (alternative) bryh (alternative)

Phrases

bruh girl bruh moment

Synonyms

dude bro

Rhymes With

gonna da huh uh cha duh ae yer wha jingle za ze

Questions

How do you pronounce bruh?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹʌ/.
What does bruh mean?: Alternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).
Where does bruh come from?: 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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