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title: "bruhv · GenZ Decoded"
description: "bruhv: A variant of \"bruv\" or \"bruh\", meaning a friend or mate. Example: \"You good, bruhv?\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# bruhv

Gen Z[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** A variant of "bruv" or "bruh", meaning a friend or mate.

See it in a sentence

You good, bruhv?

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    bruhv,[blud](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blud/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    [dude](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dude/),[homie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/homie/)

- Boomer

    [man](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/man/)

- Plain English

    variant of "bruv" or "bruh", meaning a friend or mate

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## Related slang

- [brat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/brat/): A confident, self-possessed, non-conforming person; a reclaimed positive label.
- [bro](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bro/): A casual term of address for a friend, used regardless of gender.
- [bye chat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bye-chat/): A joking sign-off modeled on streamer language.
- [can you dig it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/can-you-dig-it/): A way of asking whether someone understands or agrees with something.

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