"bruce" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɹuːs/, /ˈbɹʉs/ [Northern-Ireland, Scotland] Audio: EN-AU ck1 bruce.ogg Forms: bruces [plural]
Rhymes: -uːs Etymology: From the man's name Bruce. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bruce (plural bruces)
  1. (Australian slang) A man. Tags: Australian, slang
    Sense id: en-bruce-en-noun-8cXSiEkr Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 29 32 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 19 22 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 15 27 30 2 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the man's name Bruce.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bruces",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bruce (plural bruces)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Australian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 10 29 32 9 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 19 22 25 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 15 27 30 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "See Thesaurus:man"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A man."
      ],
      "id": "en-bruce-en-noun-8cXSiEkr",
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australian slang) A man."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɹuːs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 bruce.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d2/EN-AU_ck1_bruce.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_bruce.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/EN-AU_ck1_bruce.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹʉs/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-Ireland",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bruce"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English non-lemma forms",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verb forms",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the man's name Bruce.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bruces",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bruce (plural bruces)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "Australian slang",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English eponyms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/uːs",
        "Rhymes:English/uːs/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "See Thesaurus:man"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A man."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australian slang) A man."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɹuːs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 bruce.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/EN-AU_ck1_bruce.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹʉs/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-Ireland",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bruce"
}

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