- broo
- Noun. Unemployment bureau or benefits office. An abbreviated form of bureau. E.g."I was laid off work yesterday, so I'm going down the broo to sign on for social security." Cf. 'on the broo'.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
broo
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broo — broo·ked; broo·zled; wa·ter·broo; broo; … English syllables
broo — [bru:] noun (in phr. on the broo) Scottish informal claiming unemployment benefit. Origin 1930s: alt. of bureau … English new terms dictionary
broo — I. ˈbrü noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English bro, probably from Middle French breu more at brewis chiefly Scotland : the liquid in which food has been cooked : broth, juice … Useful english dictionary
broo — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Unemployment Exchange II Mawdesley Glossary a brow, a hill along the road, the forehead. III North Country (Newcastle) Words the brink of bank of a river, the steep face of a hill … English dialects glossary
broo-er — a corrupt pronunciation of BROTHER. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Magnus Broo — (* 1965 in Huskvarna) ist ein schwedischer Jazz Trompeter. Magnus Broo wuchs in Västervik auf und lebte dann in Visby, bevor er von 1984 bis 1990 an der North Texas State University studierte. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Schweden spielte er von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
on the broo — Scottish informal claiming unemployment benefit. → broo … English new terms dictionary
barley-broo — noun see barley bree * * * barˈley broo ● barley … Useful english dictionary
barley-broo — noun see barley bree … New Collegiate Dictionary
on the broo — Phrs. Unemployed, claiming unemployment benefits. Also on the burroo. Scottish use … English slang and colloquialisms
