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

We also emailed the founder and CEO, 28-year-old billionaire crypto bro Shayne Coplan, directly.

From MarketWatch

This isn’t bro country; it’s songs for aching hearts, for dreamers, for the lovelorn, steeped in pop, rock, Tejano and Mariachi.

From Salon

In October, Texas troubadour Charley Crockett, who has derided the trap-inflected “bro country” coming out of Nashville, played a solo set at Lucinda’s before moving uptown for a three-night residency at Café Carlyle.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ve written previously about how the stereotypical “get rich quick” crypto bro — living in his parents’ basement, gaming into the wee hours — doesn’t exactly align with the data.

From MarketWatch

This is what 28-year-old Jake and elder bro Logan, 30, understand, that too many of us have too much time on our hands, and nothing quite stirs the intrigue of the simmering and idle like a boor who needs to have the smirk wiped off his face.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• buddy
• comrade
• crony
• playmate