Meaning & use
Broon
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A Scots dialect spelling and pronunciation of "brown."
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She wore a broon coat to keep out the chill.
Folk in Scotland sometimes call a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale "a broon."
A note on using this word
"Broon" reflects the vowel shift typical of Scots and northern English dialects, where standard English "ow" sounds often become "oo."
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