bruva

bruva

A slang term for "brother," used to mean one's friend. Hey bruva! Good to see you!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bruva

n. a brother; my brother; my (black) buddy. (Black. Streets. May be social dialect only.) Yo, bruva! Fo shizzle.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pillow-biter
  • out of one's
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • (something) blows
  • (as) gay as a three-dollar bill
  • a good
  • rump-ranger
  • (it's) good to have you (here)
References in periodicals archive
On conducting a raid, we recovered Rs 19, 55,945 in cash and four packets of heroin that weigh around 1 kilogram 140 grams," said Sameer Dutt Bruva, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Dibrugarh.
Prior to that post, (https://www.instagram.com/p/BUDDc-MhHR7/?taken-by=amberrose) Rose shared a photo of the two posing for the camera, referring to the rapper as her "Bruva 4 life."
. Billy Mizzle-Smith: "Rest in peace Steven Longstaffe I couldn't have asked for a better big bruva..
God bless your soul and your family, peace out my bruva RIP."
Flowers at Michael's grave included tributes saying "Bruva" and his nickname "Coolio".
His fourth collection, al-Hayah mish bruva (Life Isn't a First Draft, 1999), (31) came out the month of his death.
Billy Mizzle-Smith: 'Rest in peace Steven Longstaffe I couldn't of asked for a better big bruva..