Bruvver
//ˈbɹʌ.və(ɹ)// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Brother. Cockney, Multicultural-London-English, slang
"Gurdjieff I thot a man an a bruvver, but NObuddy is goin to swallow Ouspensky"
- 2 Nonstandard form of brother. alt-of, nonstandard
"Chicken was still elated. "I was way up there, wasn’t I? Wasn’t I? I’m a tell my brovver.""
Example
More examples"Gurdjieff I thot a man an a bruvver, but NObuddy is goin to swallow Ouspensky"
Etymology
Representing the Cockney or Multicultural London English pronunciation of brother (th-fronting).
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