bros

Naija

Etymology

Borrowed from English bros

Pronunciation

• brɔ́s

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 9
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 783
• Frequency in raw corpus: 64
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2727

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Noun

bros: no definition, brother -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:52)

   Bros how far?  — (LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__175, Brother, how are things ?)

   Na wa o bros.  — (LAG_04_Lagos-Schools_DG__68, It's surprising, Brother !)

2. advmod (frequency:3)

   You even if you get chance ma sef, dat fitness no dey dere bros.  — (NST_cleaned__12458, __no translation__)

   All di shop weh dey dere bros, as in de break open all di shops.  — (PRT_06_Port-Harcourt_DG__70, all the shops that were there brother, as in, they bugled all the shops.)

3. det (frequency:2)

   Dis bros bin comot go inside Denmark before.  — (WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__17, This brother had earlier left to go to Denmark before.)

   But e sure sey many, many clubs eh still go want sign dis bros.  — (WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__23, But he is sure that many, many clubs eh, still want to sign this brother.)

4. amod (frequency:2)

   I dey ready bros.  — (NST_cleaned__12474, __no translation__)

   As I want do big bros now, I say no wahala, no wahala.  — (ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__83, As I wanted to act like a big brother, I said no problem at all.)

5. case (frequency:2)

   Na wa o bros.  — (NST_cleaned__25733, __no translation__)

   Haha you like better tin o bros.  — (NST_cleaned__17055, __no translation__)

6. discourse (frequency:2)

   Eh bros.  — (ENU_06_After-School-Lessons_DG__145, Hey bros.)

   Aha bros!  — (JOS_41_Buying-Drinks_DG__19, Aha brother !)

7. nmod:poss (frequency:2)

   Na my bros dey there haha.  — (NST_cleaned__23589, __no translation__)

   You know sey you be my bros now bros mingwo,  — (NST_cleaned__16245, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114

Antonyms

• omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114

Translations

• English: no definition, brother

Noun (vocative)

bros: refers to a young or adult male. -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   Bros, your boy dey o.  — (Brother, your boy is here.)

Synonyms

• omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114

Antonyms

• omo 0.79 129, nna 0.75 58, toh 0.73 307, mtschew 0.72 50, hey 0.72 96, babe 0.71 156, iya 0.71 45, mstchew 0.70 423, alright 0.70 114

Translations

• English: refers to a young or adult male.