bro
/ˈbɹəʉ̯/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.40 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone, usually male, who aggressively evangelizes a person, concept or technology.
Derogatory; Slang
name
A surname.
adj
Abbreviation of brown (eye or hair color).
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"
Etymology
PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brotherclip. English bro Spelling pronunciation and clipping of brother. (Contrast bruh, which is a clipping of the pronunciation of brother rather than the spelling.) Compare Swedish bror.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, bro
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹəʉ̯/
- British English: /ˈbɹəʊ̯/
Usage
Inflected Forms
bros (plural)
bra (alternative)
brah (alternative)
xro (alternative)
vro (alternative)
bru (alternative)