bredren
Britishnoun
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a friend or comrade
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a group of friends or comrades
Etymology
Origin of bredren
C20: from a Rastafarian pronunciation of brethren
Example Sentences
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“Bringing that badass beat to Bilbao baby. All the love to @nathalieemmanuel my girl never leaves a bredren in da club.”
From Time ● Oct. 31, 2016
"There is a very good hit at the hypocrisy of abolitionists in it," said the doctor; "that appeal about my bredren is capital, and the passing round of the hat is quite evangelical."
From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
An', my bredren, takin' in de sistren, I've talked ter yer, an' I've tol' yer uv de goodness an' de long-suff'rin uv de Lord.
From Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life by Pyrnelle, Louise Clarke
With still a lingering light and fire in her eye, she said:— "I rise, bredren an' sisters, to say I'm on my solemn march to glory."
From Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted by Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins
All we wants, bredren, is to pick out de best man.
From Canada and the States by Watkin, E. W. (Edward William)
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