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br'er

[ brur, brair; Southern Dialect bur ]

noun

, Chiefly Southern U.S.
  1. contraction of brother.

br'er

/ brɛə; brɜː /

noun

  1. slang:Black.
    brother: usually prefixed to a name

    Br'er Jones

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Word History and Origins

Origin of br'er1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

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