bruh

intj, noun — 4 senses

bruh

intj

/bɹʌ/

Etymology PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Clipping of brother originating in African-American Vernacular English. Predates, but perhaps influenced, other slang clippings spelled with -h. This is a phonetic clipping: /ˈbɹʌðɚ/ → /bɹʌ/. Contrast bro, which is a clipping of the spelling of brother rather than the pronunciation.

1

Slang Expressing amazement or shock.

  • You're moving to Greenland? Bruh!
2

Slang Expressing a feeling that something is stupid, inappropriate, useless or even weird to say, think or do.

  • Person 1: I poured canola oil into my car engine! Person 2: Bruh.
  • Person 1: I think the word partisan derives from how they parted their hair. Person 2: Bruh.
3

Slang Expressing disappointment.

  • Person 1: Your favorite show got cancelled! Person 2: Bruh.
  • Person 1: I just ate your dinner. Person 2: Seriously, bruh.
Synonyms
dude, bro
Derived terms
bruh moment, bruh girl

bruh

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Malay beruk.

1

Obsolete The rhesus macaque.

  • […] in adolescence, and still more in youth, it is no less certain that the bruh is both good-natured and intelligent.1838, James Rennie, The Natural History of Monkeys, Opossums and Lemurs:

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