Bruv vs Bro - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between bruv and bro

is that bruv is brother, mate, friend while bro is brother; a male sibling.

(en noun)

(UK, slang) Brother, mate, friend.

* 1992 , in Today :

The lads in the Nags 'Ead were just talking about your bit of managerial bovver and I said to Rodney, 'Bruv , this could be my big chance.'

* Used mainly to address one's brother, when it is sometimes capitalised.

(wikipedia bro)

(en noun)

(slang) brother; a male sibling

(slang) brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals.

(slang) brother; an African-American.

(slang) brother; (used to address a male)

(slang) a fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture

* brosef * bromance * brony * cool story bro * ladybro * newbro