Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big bro

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
big bro
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to patronize another man; to talk down to another man, as if to a younger brother

Slang; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

big bros (present, singular) big broing (participle, present) big broed (participle, past) big broed (past)

Questions

What does big bro mean?
to patronize another man; to talk down to another man, as if to a younger brother

How to pronounce big bro

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