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bro
[ broh, bruh ]
/ broʊ, brʌ /
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noun, plural bros.
a brother.
a guy or fellow: used as a term of address.
a male friend or buddy.
a fellow Black male; soul brother.
a young, usually white male variously and often negatively characterized as being preppy, party-loving, egotistical, sexist, etc.
adjective
of or relating to bros: the bro culture of college athletics.
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Sometimes bruh [bruh], /brʌ/, brah [brah] /brɑ/ .
Origin of bro
First recorded in 1830–40; reduced form of brother
OTHER WORDS FROM bro
bro·ish, adjectiveWords nearby bro
Other definitions for bro (2 of 2)
bro.
or Bro.
abbreviation plural bros. or Bros.
brother.
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How to use bro in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bro (1 of 3)
bro1
/ (brəʊ) /
noun
NZ a family member
a close associate
British Dictionary definitions for bro (2 of 3)
bro2
bra or bru
/ (bruː) /
noun
Southern African informal a friend, often used in direct address
Word Origin for bro
C20: from Afrikaans broer brother
British Dictionary definitions for bro (3 of 3)
bro.
/ (brəʊ) /
abbreviation for
brother
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