Standard Lemma guide

bruh

intj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /bɹʌ/
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  • rhymes with -ʌ

1

intj

Meaning 1

Expressing amazement or shock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • You're moving to Greenland? Bruh!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Expressing disappointment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • Person 1: Your favorite show got cancelled! Person 2: Bruh.
  • Person 1: I just ate your dinner. Person 2: Seriously, bruh.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The rhesus macaque.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Borrowed from Malay beruk.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: total — amazement or shock