bro
noun
a brother.
bro
1 American
[broh, bruh]
/ broʊ, brʌ /
Sometimes
bruh
noun
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bros
plural
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a brother.
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a guy or fellow: used as a term of address.
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a male friend or buddy.
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a fellow Black male; soul brother.
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a young, usually white male variously and often negatively characterized as being preppy, party-loving, egotistical, sexist, etc.
adjective
bro.
2
American
Or
Bro.
abbreviation
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bros,
plural
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Bros
plural
bro
1
British
/ brəʊ /
noun
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a family member
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a close associate
bro
2
British
/ bruː /
noun
bro.
3
British
/ brəʊ /
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of bro
First recorded in 1830–40; reduced form of brother
Example Sentences
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"If they had that conversation in the kitchen and their bro snitched, would it be: 'What are we doing about kitchens?'" she asks.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“And then we’re on the block and Sage is like, ‘yo, this is bro I was telling you about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Keep your appointment and find out what’s beneath the bro talk.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Why are you so stuck up like that, bro?’
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
And it’s true, things sometimes just get out of hand when me and my bro are together all day.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
Liam "Gatsby" Blackwell, also from the Essex-based ITV show, wrote "miss you already brother," while Ex on the Beach's Brandon Myers said: "Lost for words bro. Amazing memories with you mate."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
“I’m a gift, bro. Why do all you people in media act like you haven’t played my songs at your weddings, or graduations or at funerals or when your child was born?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
“It’s hectic, bro. People charging $40 for a hat. Y’all are scammy.”
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
“We deserve to have these goodies in reach, bro. Remember, we almost died for these greens!”
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
“You’re a good bro, bro. We’re heading backstage in a minute here. You guys can borrow Mikey, and he’ll drive you over, but you’ll have to get your own ride home.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Though the Kings like to examine things from different sides, “Cupertino” is at its heart a joyful attack on tech bros and billionaires, which is all right with me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Gym bros accustomed to bench-presses and burpees swagger into serene studios expecting to spend 50 minutes doing light exercises with toy dumbbells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
She’s lived through it, not the version stand-up bros claim to have suffered during their latest Netflix specials.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The millennials’ Williamsburg was not perfect, but at least it was special, and in this era of tech bros sitting at the helm of the neighborhood, it risks losing all swag entirely.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
People on the street probably think we’re just bros.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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