单词 | bruz |
释义 | bruzn. colloquial (originally U.S., esp. in African American usage; in later use chiefly Australian, esp. in Australian Aboriginal usage). Used as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. brother n. 4c. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a man sonOE brotherOE friarc1290 lad1535 fellow1577 bubba1841 old top1856 bra1869 bro1918 mush1936 ouboet1953 coz1961 oppa1963 bruv1970 the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > familiar form of address mon amic1425 matec1500 boy1532 old lad1594 old boy1602 captaina1616 mon cher1673 old chap1823 old man1828 ou maat1838 boysie1846 old top1856 boetie1867 bra1869 cocker1888 mon vieux1888 face1891 yessir1892 George1903 old sport1905 old bean1917 segotia1917 babe1918 bro1918 tovarish1918 old egg1919 midear1921 old (tin of) fruit1923 sport1923 mush1936 cowboy1961 coz1961 wack1963 yaar1963 John1982 1949 Arizona Sun 2 Sept. 2/1 First, we wish to express a couple of the slang words used by Be Bopers [sic] to give you a better understanding of how they talk. The most common words spoken are the greetings: bruz, and prez. 1958 G. Lea Somewhere there's Music iv. 35 Romance? No, bruz, that's not my groove. 1999 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 29 Apr. 38 Hey bruz, you're not on the catwalk now. 2018 M. Lucashenko Too much Lip (2020) xv. 232 ‘That's their specialty—stealing.’ ‘You said it, bruz.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1949 |
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