brer
/brɛː
/noun US dialect
Used as an informal title before a man’s name: Brer Jean Brer Rabbit...
- I would curl up in an armchair and listen to stories about Brer Rabbit, fairies, elves and much more.
- He has even compared the defeat to Brer Fox, in the old folktale of the American South.
- His choice of a rabbit's foot hints at his affinity with Brer Rabbit and his African trickster antecedents.
Origin
Late 19th century: representing an African-American or southern US pronunciation of brother.