bro

¹

Sometimes bruh

[broh, bruh]

noun

plural

bros 

1. a brother.

2. a guy or fellow: used as a term of address.

3. a male friend or buddy.

4. a fellow Black male; soul brother.

5. a young, usually white male variously and often negatively characterized as being preppy, party-loving, egotistical, sexist, etc.

adjective

1. of or relating to bros.

   the bro culture of college athletics.

bro.

²

Or Bro.

abbreviation

plural

bros, Bros 

1. brother.

bro

¹

/ brəʊ /

noun

1. a family member

2. a close associate

bro

²

/ bruː /

noun

1. informal,  a friend, often used in direct address

bro.

³

/ brəʊ /

abbreviation

1. brother

Other Word Forms

• broish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bro¹

First recorded in 1830–40; reduced form of brother

Word History and Origins

Origin of bro¹

C20: from Afrikaans broer brother

Example Sentences

“It sucks that my mom can’t even go to ... Ross, bro,” said the 20-year-old.

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"Bro does not live like a billionaire. Bro lives at times below the poverty line," she told the magazine.

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“You gotta let me pay you back, bro,” she said during an early-morning Thanksgiving smoke session.

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"Thanks bro ❤️," Musk replied.

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Still, his ever-present smirk in old clips and new announces his Delta bro status to the world.

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Related Words

• buddy 
• comrade 
• crony 
• playmate