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/bɹʌv/ · noun
(UK, Canada, chiefly Cockney, MLE, MTE, Australia, slang) Brother, mate, friend..
The lads in the Nags 'Ead were just talking about your bit of managerial bovver and I said to Rodney, 'Bruv, this could be my big chance.'
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Bruv means (UK, Canada, chiefly Cockney, MLE, MTE, Australia, slang) Brother, mate, friend..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The lads in the Nags 'Ead were just talking about your bit of managerial bovver and I said to Rodney, 'Bruv, this could be my big chance.'
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