Talk:Bre

RFV discussion: April–May 2023

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Bre

German. Added by IP, later removed by the entry's creator. – Jberkel 14:32, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

It exists. In Kanaksprak / “Straßensprache” if someone was Yugoslav. The referenced articles are also correct about alternatives like brate and bratan. The same like Achi (“akhi”). Last I have read it in the comments of a Fashion YouTuber with pertinent origin but written uncapitalized—obviously because it is an interjection or adverb in the origin language not really meaning “brother”. From possible contexts you would never be able to infer the meaning “brother” either, you probably can’t say “mein Bre”, though I find some occurrences on the web, so possibly a misunderstanding of Almans. Speaking about this, I find some rap lyrics containing the word … gotta add it and modify the definition. I just cast doubt on the glosses for Swedish. Fay Freak (talk) 14:51, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Mein bre doesn't seem common but I still found this Synotia (talk) 07:43, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

It's used a lot among GenZ, not only among Yugos. It quickly rose in popularity in the past 2-3 years. Now I read it all the time on my Instagram feed. Synotia (talk) 15:21, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Cited – Jberkel 12:45, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

RFV passed - Jberkel 16:18, 4 May 2023 (UTC)