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Definition of brother exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brother

exclamation
 
/ˈbrʌðə(r)/
 
/ˈbrʌðər/
(especially North American English, old-fashioned)
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  1. used to express the fact that you are annoyed or surprised
    • Oh brother!
    Word OriginOld English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater.
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