What is Brougham?
1.
Originally an enclosed 2-4 passenger Carriage.
In automotive terms, a brougham was originally a sedan with an enclosed passenger compartment but no roof over the front end.
Starting in the 1950s
In america, "Brougham" is supposed to be pronounced "Broam," rhyming with "foam." However in contemporary vernacular, its often pronounced "Bro-HAM," since the word appears to have two syllables.
I just traded my lincoln for a Cadillac Eldorado Broughham.
2.
A popular Cadillac vehicle used by gangsters.
1 I was rollin' in my Brougham last night.
2 I hooked up my Brougham with daytons.
3.
One of many variations of the nickname 'brother'. Brother begat bro, which begat brougham. Brougham has been further modified to create such nicknames as broughamsky.
A brougham is typically one of your close-but-not-closest friends, or a friend of a friend. It can also be used in emergencies when you forget someone's name, e.g. dude, chief, etc.
Almost nobody who uses it knows that it's actually spelled brougham, or that a Brougham is a Cadillac.
"Hey, what's happenin' brougham?"
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4.
Brougham: a fat kid carrying luggage
That is one big brougham.
Airports have a lot of broughams.
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5.
A buggy or ride, in general.
Boy you sounding silly, thank my Brougham ain't sittin' pretty/Doin'g doughnuts round you suckas like them circles around...
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6.
Caucasian def. Close friends; a common greeting to a friend.
Black def. Your niggas; a common greeting to one of your niggas.
Caucasian usage "Hey brougham, what's the good word?"
Black usage "Yo brougham, raise the fuck up off my Kool-Aid!"
