is "broke" a slang term for "accent" ?

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mich124114 - 05 Jun 2007 18:00 GMT

a few years ago a friend of mine in San Francisco, CA told me that
"broke" (or maybe a term sounding the same")means "accent" in American
slang.
Could anyone please confirm me that cause I can't find anything on the
Internet.
p.s. my friend was originally from Chicago
thanks a lot
Michael

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Einde O'Callaghan - 05 Jun 2007 21:24 GMT

mich124114 schrieb:

> a few years ago a friend of mine in San Francisco, CA told me that
> "broke" (or maybe a term sounding the same")means "accent" in American
> slang.
> Could anyone please confirm me that cause I can't find anything on the
> Internet.
> p.s. my friend was originally from Chicago

I think the word your looking for is "brogue", which is usually a very
specific accent, i.e. an Irish accent. Look at meaning 2 at
<http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brogue>.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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lucky@fake_email.com - 07 Jun 2007 07:12 GMT

That's right brogue. I would consider a brogue to be a type of thick accent,
but it is not used much in my neighborhood.

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is "broke" a slang term for "accent" ?