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brotuses

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bro⋅tus

  [broh-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus⋅es. Coastal South Carolina and Georgia.
broadus.

broa⋅dus

  [broh-duhs]
–noun, plural -dus⋅es. Coastal South Carolina and Georgia.
something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
Also, brotus.

Origin:
1905–10; akin to Jamaican, Guyanan E braata (appar. < AmerSp barata bargain, ult. deriv. of Sp (now obs.) baratar to negotiate, barter; see barrator, barter ); orig. of vowel and final s uncert.
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