bredder en · NOUN
Etymology
Combination of brethren/bredrin and brother, or simply bredrin + -er.
Meanings
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(Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English) brother or bredrin; a close male friend or associate.
The bredder was stabbing them bloodclaath Babylon, wid blood all over him face, an when I man made an effort, I got one lick in mi head, an I find the strength from Jah, mi a tell yo, an bring down mi piece of pipe on de likkle bloodclaath […]
1985, Amon Saba Saakana, Blues Dance: A Novel, Zed Books:No, Suh, Bredder, da cornder ain' swag over none tall. Yet, Bredder, uh tink e swag ober leetle.
2007, Fran Marscher, Remembering the Way It Was: More Stores from Hilton Head, Bluffton and Daufuskie, The History Press, →ISBN, page 100:We was on a robbing spree, I forgot to mention Clayton Was this bredder rolling with us, he was scared and it was blatant
2007, Dizzie Rascal, “Sirens”, in Maths + English:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bredders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |