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bruv

/bɹʌv/

bruv noun: brother, mate, friend.

Noun

bruv (plural bruvs)

  1. (Australia, Canada, Cockney, Multicultural-London-English, UK, slang) Brother, mate, friend.
    • The lads in the Nags 'Ead were just talking about your bit of managerial bovver and I said to Rodney, 'Bruv, this could be my big chance.'1992, Today

Forms of bruv

pluralbruvs

Origin of bruv

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Clipping of bruvver.

Words that rhyme with bruv

1 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about bruv

What does bruv mean?
Bruv means brother, mate, friend.
What part of speech is bruv?
Bruv is a noun.
How do you pronounce bruv?
Bruv is pronounced /bɹʌv/.
What is the plural of bruv?
The plural of bruv is bruvs.

Words near bruv in the dictionary

  1. brutum fulmen
  2. Brutus
  3. Brutuses
  4. Bruun
  5. Bruuns
  6. bruv
  7. bruva
  8. bruvs
  9. bruvva
  10. bruvvas
  11. bruvver

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