I chuckled a little to myself at the dinner table tonight. Three of my kids were having a spirited conversation with each other, or, you might call it picking on each other. Either way, they were having fun.
As I listened to conversation going back and forth, rapid fire, I had to just laugh and shake my head.
It was "bruh" this and come on "bruh" that. Bro this, and bro that. Volleyed back and forth like a tennis match. Except everyone seemed to be coming out a winner in this match.
Then I made the mistake of asking or maybe smartly asked, "What exactly is the difference between "bruh" and "bro" and how do I know when to use which?
They all turned their grins upon me. You know the one. That slightly devious, slightly OMG Mom, I can't believe you don't know kind of grin. The one where they contemplate telling me the truth or messing with me.
I believe the chose the truth.
I was then taught that bro is for when you are excited about something and bruh is when you are "ugh" about something.
For example, bro, I won the lottery!
Or, bruh, I can't believe you ate the last cookie!
My old school brain was (new?) schooled. I can now fluently converse in the bro/bruh universe.
Whew, thank goodness we got that cleared up!
OMG! I had not realized there was an actual grammatical difference between the two! I"m going to have to start listening more closely to my students to see if they use bro/bruh similarly. Thank your kids for me! What a fun post to read!
ReplyDeleteHave been renamed Bruh yet? That’s winning the Great Badge of Motherhood, lol! Getting schooled in the new lingo is such a treat.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you shared this tidbit with us. I hadn't really thought about the distinction 'til now.
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