Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [broh, bruh]
- /broʊ, brʌ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [broh, bruh]
- /broʊ, brʌ/
Definitions of bro word
- vocative noun bro Some men use bro as a friendly way of addressing other men when they are talking to them. 3
- countable noun bro Bro is the same as brother. 3
- noun bro a family member 3
- noun bro a close associate 3
- noun bro a friend, often used in direct address 3
- noun plural bro a brother. 1
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Origin of bro
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; reduced form of brother
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bro
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bro popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bro usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bro
noun bro
- crony — You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
- comrade — Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a difficult or dangerous situation with.
- buddy — A buddy is a close friend, usually a male friend of a man.
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- pal — a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kg) to overseas servicemen: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged. Compare SAM (def 2).
Antonyms for bro
Top questions with bro
- o bro where art thou?
- what up bro?