brun.

Brit.

/bruː/, U.S.

/bru/, South African English

/bru/,

/bruː/

Forms: 1900s– broe, 1900s– bru.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans broe.

Etymology: < Afrikaans broe, shortened < broer < Dutch broer , broeder brother n. Compare earlier bra n.¹ and bro n.

South African colloquial.

Used as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. brother n. 4c, bro n. 3b, bra n.¹ 1a.

ΚΠ

1989 M. Brand in Fair Lady 25 Oct. 92 My bru, my brother; friend; comrade.

1994 P. Slabolepszy Mooi Street Moves in Drama for New S. Afr. (1999) 124 Hey, witgat. My broe. Tell me something.

2007 J. D. Rhoades Safe & Sound 208 ‘Howzit, bru?’ DeGroot asked. ‘Aiight,’ Holley replied.

2015 Sunday Tribune (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 1 Nov. e1 Bru, I don't know what you're smoking, but..you need help.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bru
释义	brun. Brit. /bruː/, U.S. /bru/, South African English /bru/, /bruː/ Forms: 1900s– broe, 1900s– bru. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans broe. Etymology: < Afrikaans broe, shortened < broer < Dutch broer , broeder brother n. Compare earlier bra n.¹ and bro n. South African colloquial. Used as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. brother n. 4c, bro n. 3b, bra n.¹ 1a. ΚΠ 1989 M. Brand in Fair Lady 25 Oct. 92 My bru, my brother; friend; comrade. 1994 P. Slabolepszy Mooi Street Moves in Drama for New S. Afr. (1999) 124 Hey, witgat. My broe. Tell me something. 2007 J. D. Rhoades Safe & Sound 208 ‘Howzit, bru?’ DeGroot asked. ‘Aiight,’ Holley replied. 2015 Sunday Tribune (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 1 Nov. e1 Bru, I don't know what you're smoking, but..you need help. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1989
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