bruv

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bruv

/bɹʌv/

Rhymes with -ʌv

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PIE word

*bʰréh₂tēr

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr

Proto-Germanic *brōþēr

Proto-West Germanic *brōþer

Old English brōþor

Middle English brother

English brotherder.

English bruvverclip.

English bruv

Clipping of bruvver.

noun bruvs

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.'

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@misc{bruv_2026,
  title = {bruv},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bruv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}