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originally an enclosed 2-4 p-ssenger carriage.

in automotive terms, a brougham was originally a sedan with an enclosed p-ssenger compartment but no roof over the front end.

starting in the 1950s cadillac used the name for some exclusive versions of their 4-door eldorado and fleetwood sedans. being top of the line cars, broughams tend to be status symbols.

in america, “brougham” is supposed to be pr-nounced “broam,” rhyming with “foam.” however in contemporary vernacular, its often pr-nounced “bro-ham,” since the word appears to have two syllables.
i just traded my lincoln for a cadillac eldorado broughham.
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 n-body who uses it knows that it’s actually spelled brougham, or that a brougham is a cadillac.
“hey, what’s happenin’ brougham?”
a popular cadillac vehicle used by gangsters.
1 i was rollin’ in my brougham last night.

2 i hooked up my brougham with daytons.
brougham is the “phonetically” correct pr-nunciation of a 1970s and 80s rear wheel drive cadillac fleetwood. however, the “ebonically” correct pr-nunciation is “broham”.

the word brougham (broham) is commonly used within the african american community regarding people who drive these caddy “wips , “ghetto cruisers”, or “hoopties”.

many african americans can be seen driving a brougham (broham) typically with 20 inch rims (dubs).

most black urban youths across the country dream of one day owning a brougham (broham) so they can pick up “shorties” and bring them back to their “crib”.
yo homie! let’s roll up on deez b-tches in yo brougham and bring dem back to my crib.

cadillac fleetwood caddy broham brougham dubs
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…

re: outkast aquemini rosa parks
brougham: a fat kid carrying luggage
that is one big brougham.
airports have a lot of broughams.
caucasian def. close friends; a common greeting to a friend.
black def. your n-gg-s; a common greeting to one of your n-gg-s.
caucasian usage “hey brougham, what’s the good word?”
black usage “yo brougham, raise the f-ck up off my kool-aid!”