passport bro
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A man who travels abroad in the hope of finding a romantic partner, often in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America, or the Caribbean.
Derogatory
verb
To travel or move to less developed countries located in the tropics, subtropics or Eastern Europe with the expectation of increasing one's sexual market value.
Example Sentences
- "After being first used online in 2004 then petering out in 2007, the term "passport bro" has been revived on TikTok, where videos tagged with #passportbros have gained almost 420 million views. ¶ One such video shows self-described passport bro, Austin Abeyta, explaining the benefits of dating in different countries."
- "Before the rise of social media, men traveling abroad to meet women – if they were on the internet at all – were contained to somewhat obscure online forums or chat rooms and more or less out of the eyes of the public. ¶ Passport Bros, on the other hand, are attention-seeking in their endeavors; in the past month alone, the New York Post, Men's Journal and Insider have published articles about this group."
Usage
Inflected Forms
passport bros (plural)
passport broes (present, singular)
passport broing (participle, present)
passport broed (participle, past)
passport broed (past)