bro

noun

ˈbrō

plural bros

informal : brother

… Tommy has a worldview that's larger than his baby bro's.—

Leah Rozen

US slang

: a male friend

hanging out with his bros

One quirky edge the Olympics haven't yet sanded away is the habit of extreme athletes to stick together. Like, no matter where we're from, we're all bros. That kind of thing.—

Devin Gordon et al.

—used as a friendly way of addressing a man or boy

Hey, bro, what's up?

Catch you later, bro.

: a young male who is part of a group of similar male friends stereotypically characterized as hearty, athletic, self-confident, party-loving, etc.

The recent season of "Project Greenlight," on HBO, made explicit how resistant to race talk Hollywood can be, a stifling culture of bros bonding with mirror versions of themselves.—

Emily Nussbaum

These were nerds who could pass for bros on a dorm-room sofa …—

Ben McGrath

—often used before another noun

It's the continuation of the bro culture. In my experience, in this world right now, white guys have an advantage. In their training, they've been given access and tools that I haven't. White men get behind each other and empower themselves.—

Tanya Holland

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The artificial intelligence boom led by American tech bros needed one instance of serious competition from China, namely DeepSeek, to shiver in fear and lose $94 billion of wealth in a single day. —

Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 What’s going to happen when two of the biggest stars in the world separately, and are even more famous as a couple, are together in a movie that’s certain to get the attention of film bros around the globe? —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025 Then there’s the MAGA cult, whose bro culture Hegseth typifies: the big tattoos, womanizing and fervent Christian piety. —

Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 Take the wealthy Ramaswamy’s unusually frank and frankly elitist assessment of non-tech bro culture. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bro