bro

¹ American  

[broh, bruh] / broʊ, brʌ /

Sometimes 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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to bros.

   the bro culture of college athletics.

bro. ² American  

Or Bro.

abbreviation

plural

bros, Bros

1. brother.

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bro ¹ British  

/ brəʊ /

noun

1. a family member

2. a close associate

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bro ² British  

/ bruː /

noun

1. informal a friend, often used in direct address

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bro. ³ British  

/ brəʊ /

abbreviation

1. brother

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Other Word Forms

• broish adjective

Etymology

Origin of bro

First recorded in 1830–40; reduced form of brother

Example Sentences

Tech bro rivalry is real -- or at least it is for Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, the CEOs of two leading US artificial intelligence startups, OpenAI and Anthropic.

From Barron's

Tech bro rivalry is real, or at least it is for Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, the CEOs of two leading US artificial intelligence startups.

From Barron's

"I can read between the lines, bro," he said.

From Barron's

“I felt like I was being kidnapped, bro.”

From Salon

“The ones who aren’t creators or influencers see wearers as cringe,” Cohen said, sardonically summing up the general feeling of nonwearers as “Your life is not that cool, bro.”

From Slate

Related Words

• buddy
• comrade
• crony
• playmate