bruhn.

Brit.

/brə/, U.S.

/brə/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: brother n.

Etymology: Shortened < brother n., perhaps originally as a representation of a regional or colloquial pronunciation. Compare earlier bra n.¹, bro n., Buh n., and Brer n.

colloquial.

1. Chiefly in African-American usage (originally U.S. regional (southern)). As a title preceding a man's name: ‘Brother’.Earliest and often in the names of male animals in African-American folk tales; cf. Brer n.

ΚΠ

1894 Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. Oct. 875/2 All my friends say ‘Brer Rabbit’, as Mr. Harris writes it, but as neither he nor any other Georgian, white or black, says it. It is ‘Bruh Rabbit,’ if one gives the common sound to the letters.

1920 A. M. Dunbar-Nelson Dunbar Speaker & Entertainer ii. 47 Pull down de windah shade an' shet de blin', bruh Bass.

1974 Black World Apr. 12 As bruh Larry Neal says: A cultural revolution [etc.].

2008 R. Bjorklund Rabbits i. 7 Bruh Fox thinks the rabbit is trapped.

2. Originally and chiefly North American. Used as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. brother n. 4c.

ΚΠ

1967 P. Thomas Down these Mean Streets x. 104 We waited some more and a colored cat came down. ‘Hey, bruh,’ I called. ‘You callin' me?’

1984 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Nov. ‘Hey Bruh,’ he begins his story as if he is not only giving a common ghetto greeting to another character, but also addressing his brother in his prison cell.

1998 Esquire Feb. 37/3 ‘Be cool, bruh,’ he says. ‘Good to see you again.’

2005 M. M. Frisby Wifebeater xxiii. 156 Listen bruh, I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through right now but we got your back.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bruh
释义	bruhn. Brit. /brə/, U.S. /brə/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: brother n. Etymology: Shortened < brother n., perhaps originally as a representation of a regional or colloquial pronunciation. Compare earlier bra n.¹, bro n., Buh n., and Brer n. colloquial. 1. Chiefly in African-American usage (originally U.S. regional (southern)). As a title preceding a man's name: ‘Brother’.Earliest and often in the names of male animals in African-American folk tales; cf. Brer n. ΚΠ 1894 Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. Oct. 875/2 All my friends say ‘Brer Rabbit’, as Mr. Harris writes it, but as neither he nor any other Georgian, white or black, says it. It is ‘Bruh Rabbit,’ if one gives the common sound to the letters. 1920 A. M. Dunbar-Nelson Dunbar Speaker & Entertainer ii. 47 Pull down de windah shade an' shet de blin', bruh Bass. 1974 Black World Apr. 12 As bruh Larry Neal says: A cultural revolution [etc.]. 2008 R. Bjorklund Rabbits i. 7 Bruh Fox thinks the rabbit is trapped. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. Used as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. brother n. 4c. ΚΠ 1967 P. Thomas Down these Mean Streets x. 104 We waited some more and a colored cat came down. ‘Hey, bruh,’ I called. ‘You callin' me?’ 1984 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Nov. ‘Hey Bruh,’ he begins his story as if he is not only giving a common ghetto greeting to another character, but also addressing his brother in his prison cell. 1998 Esquire Feb. 37/3 ‘Be cool, bruh,’ he says. ‘Good to see you again.’ 2005 M. M. Frisby Wifebeater xxiii. 156 Listen bruh, I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through right now but we got your back. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1894
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