Bro

/bɹoʊ/ · noun

Meaning

(slang) Brother (a male sibling)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (slang) Brother (a male sibling).
2. (slang) Brother (a comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).
3. (slang) Brother, my man, good sir; a friendly term of address for typically men.
4. (slang) A frat boy or someone who espouses the fraternity bro culture.
5. (slang, derogatory, usually in compounds) Someone, usually male, who aggressively evangelizes a person, concept or technology.

Example Sentences

My mom took my lil' bro to soccer practice now and she wanted me to pick him up.

Bro, you good? You've been lookin' kinda out of it lately.

Let’s not kid ourselves – there are plenty of men saying that Will has been emasculated by Jada, because hurr durr why would he hit a bro over a woman.

Her breakout was the 2017 production “Nate” (available as a Netflix special) in which she played a toxic, handsy bro who drove a motorcycle onstage, guzzling beers, groping audience members and creating chaos.

Near-synonym: man

don't tase me, bro

Hey bro, sorry to bother you but I think I accidentally backed up into your car — can I make it up to you?

Bro said he finna go off today!

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Word Forms

• bros
• bra
• brah

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