bro
[broh, bruh]
/broʊ, brʌ/
noun
,
plural
bros.
Slang.
1.
brother
.
2.
a male friend or buddy.
3.
a guy or fellow: used as a term of address.
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
6.
of or pertaining to bros:
the bro culture of college athletics.
Origin
1830-40;
reduced form of
brother
Related forms
broish,
adjective
bro.
plural
bros.
1.
brother
.
Also,
Bro
.
British Dictionary definitions for
bro
bro
1
/
brəʊ
/
noun
1.
(
NZ
) a family member
2.
a close associate
bro
2
/
bruː
/
noun
1.
(
South African
,
informal
) a friend, often used in direct address
Word Origin
C20: from Afrikaans
broer
brother
bro.
/
brəʊ
/
abbreviation
1.
brother
Word Origin and History for
bro
n.
colloquial abbreviation of
brother
, attested from 1660s.
Slang definitions & phrases for
bro
bro'
noun
Brother
(mid-1600s+)
A black person
: the slick-speaking bro who scores points off the ofay
(1960s+ Black)
A man;
guy
: the pack of twenty-seven bros jamming along the freeway/ Hawk murmured, ''Right on, bro,'' and drank some champagne
(1970s+)
Related Abbreviations for
bro
bro
[soul] brother
Bro.
brother