Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Slang A brother.
- n. Slang Friend; pal. Used as a form of familiar address for a man or boy: So long, bro.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- Abbreviation of brother. (Wiktionary)
- African American Vernacular English. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“It meant you wore a backward hat, maybe waxed your chest, used the word "bro" a lot, drank Red Bull and vodkas, had a name for both your car and your penis, felt a reflexive need to high-five after sex, and would someday either work as a trader or just act like you did.”
“But we're getting back to a scene where Daren and his brother talk, and well, the bro is a bit uneducated.”
“The term bro was self-selected—because it’s a common form of address among bros—but is not universally used and is often employed pejoratively.”
“Your bro is lucky, the HIV drug protocol in '93 was not very effective.”
“My bro is one and they will do xrays before they work on you to see how bad you actually are.”
“I've always expected Matt to show up in an episode, if only as a fun inside joke: Johnny Drama's bro is Vince (Adrian Grenier) and here comes Kevin's real life bro Matt.”
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“I also listen to Leonard Cohen and actually paid for the albums of his that I own, same with a lot of my other music I didn't rip from my twin bro's CD collection.”
“At the time they interrupted, however, Jason Segel was repeating jokes from this interview by attaching the word bro to the beginning of everything, so we kind of understood where they were coming from.”
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“Hard to take anyone seriously when they have the word bro in their name I guess.”
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“February 26th, 2008 at 3: 22 pm wwbd says: whats up hombres?!!! chode: nice lift bro, is that one of those feather lifts because i was thinkiin of coppin one.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bro’.
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3-Letter Scrabble Words Which Do Not ...
A list of 3-letter words which cannot be formed by adding a letter to a 2-letter word (see Ken Clark's word lists found at http://www.seattlescrab...
fiz, fix, fir, fig, fie, fib, eve, eke, egg, eek, ecu, ebb and 225 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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like words duh
almost-words teens/tweens use --or -- actualy words they use incorrectly
duh, no duh, duh, no duh, gwon, sh'up, nu-uh, iknow-a, no-a, ow-a, yup, s'up, c'moooon and 25 more...
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Twitter faves
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
niglets, aw, flakey, shiznit, thatch, sexy, bummers, hotty, eargasms, ratchetry, weird, fab and 457 more... -
Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
grabbable, retuiteando, leaving, fantastic, absolutely, kurwa, hella, ridic, underpass, hate, interlude, plush and 2369 more... -
Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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3LW
3 letter words, not the girl band.
boggle and speed scrabble would not be half as fun without them.aah, boa, dot, fun, ick, log, oca, pyx, sos, was, aal, bob and 342 more...
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DYSLEXIC'S DREAD
Words That Make Sense in Reverse Too! Bad news for a dyslexic, 'cause s/he's got no clue if s/he read the word correctly or not, as opposed to a palindrome (i.e., no mistake possible, cf. "Dyslexic...
tool, lever, nap, pool, leer, leek, desserts, strop, doom, ukiah, yaws, ward and 213 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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Boon Companions
buddy, pal, mate, compatriot, my man, simpatico, comrade, paramour, better half, soulmate, confidant, partner and 14 more...
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Words I use
I use these words. Some of these are not words, but I use them anyway.
Intense, Rad, Harsh, plzkthx, ilu, totes, Seriously, aww, wut, hay, plz, jklol and 7 more...
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Friends
homeboy, homie, friend, buddy, bro, dude, brother, dawg, pal, bff, girl, mate and 41 more...
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Friend or Foe
Also check out Reese Tee's Through Thick & Thin for more friend words.
comrade, netop, bro, bra, brah, girl, boy, dude, homie, dawg, best friend, BFF and 60 more...
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Are We Not Men?
man, male, masculine, macho, dude, guy, manly, boy, father, gentleman, monsieur, fellow and 34 more...
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zetaday
words that embody peasantry
noice, hallo, brang, breh, sup, um, like, dude, cheers, dank, schwag, meme and 43 more...
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Seinfeldisms
high talker, close talker, low talker, man hands, quone, bro, mansiere, festivus, bosco, hennigans, crook eye, marble rye
Tweets
Looking for tweets for bro.
uselessness Don't tase me! Nov 27, 2007
lampbane I have decided that whoever came up with the phrase "bros before hos" probably didn't have a girlfriend. Nov 26, 2007
reesetee Bromaldehyde?? Ha! Oct 9, 2007
uselessness Bro, you're a god among bros. Oct 9, 2007
oroboros Orb in reverse. Sep 26, 2007
brtom i continue to wage war against this term (in relation to me) ... and am never ever too successful ... Dec 26, 2006
uselessness This is the creepiest term of endearment I can think of, the preferred choice of stalkers, pedophiles, and that weird guy who's always trying to fit in but never does. Never, ever call me bro. Dec 26, 2006
seanahan Come on, how about manziere? Dec 6, 2006
blogderdasher bro - (related terms: mansiere, man breasts) 1. a bra for men 2. support undergarment specifically designed for men carrying a lot of extra baggage up there 3. Quote: "What d'you say? It'll be me, you and the bro, bro." 4. Episode: The Doorman
Dec 6, 2006