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Bruv

//bɹʌv// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Brother, mate, friend. Australia, Canada, Cockney, Multicultural-London-English, UK, slang

    "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.'"

Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Clipping of bruvver.

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