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Definition of brer in English: brernounbrɛːbrer US dialect Used as an informal title before a man's name. Example sentencesExamples - Ole Brer Ralph, he was out there hibernating after Invisible Man.
- His choice of a rabbit's foot hints at his affinity with Brer Rabbit and his African trickster antecedents.
- He has even compared the defeat to Brer Fox, in the old folktale of the American South.
- Brer Rabbit is constantly at odds with the likes of Brer Bear, Brer Wolf, and Sly Brer Fox.
- I would curl up in an armchair and listen to stories about Brer Rabbit, fairies, elves and much more.
Origin Late 19th century: representing an African-American or southern US pronunciation of brother. Definition of brer in US English: brernounbrer US dialect Used as an informal title before a man's name. Example sentencesExamples - His choice of a rabbit's foot hints at his affinity with Brer Rabbit and his African trickster antecedents.
- I would curl up in an armchair and listen to stories about Brer Rabbit, fairies, elves and much more.
- He has even compared the defeat to Brer Fox, in the old folktale of the American South.
- Brer Rabbit is constantly at odds with the likes of Brer Bear, Brer Wolf, and Sly Brer Fox.
- Ole Brer Ralph, he was out there hibernating after Invisible Man.
Origin Late 19th century: representing an African-American or southern US pronunciation of brother. |