br'er

"W'en Miss Jane Boxley ma'ried Marster Jerry Scales, me en mah mammy, br'er en sistah wuz gib ter Miss Jane."

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

I had a br'er kilt in de war en mah mammy got a lettle money fum 'im.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

Atter freedum mah br'er en a Yankee soldier kum in a waggin en git us.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

Mah younger br'er run 'way, dey caught' im, tuk 'im home en whup'd' im.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

"Hush, honey," Blue Dave cried, as exultantly as a child; "'fo' dey gits ter de big gate, I'll know deze yer bosses better dan ef dey wuz my br'er."

Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White Joel Chandler Harris 1878

If we go on autopilot in opposing everything "the One" seems to support, we will wind up like br'er fox, throwing br'er rabbit into the briar patch.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009

18: 20 @YatPundit Hey, you're critically wounded, br'er Yat.

Twitterpated 2008

"One nite mah br'er en me wuz sleepin 'in de dining room.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration