So, what is a "bro?"

Do you want to bro down!? I'm going to go all Ram-bro on your ass! No brocrastinating!

 

I use bro for closest friends. Mostly since we enjoy making fun of those frat ladz.

 

I love the words "bro" and "dude." I use them to refer to people of just about any gender.

What do I generally think of when I hear the word bro, though?
Something like this:

 

It could mean a few things. It all just depends on how I say it.

1. "Chill out, bro." -- using it in place of the word "dude."

2. "Would you be a bro and pick up my shift?" -- cool, generous person

3. "We aren't dating. He's one of my bros." -- a friend

4. Referring to my actual brother.

The first three instances are gender-neutral, btw.

 

Ouch.

To me it is similar to the word dude. I use it in a joking fashion with friends, siblings, and parents. And in my book, it's gender neutral like the word dude. However, if you don't want to be referred to as either because they're gendered in your book, I won't call you either. Just gotta let me know you don't like it.

 

I was posting on the bodybuilding forums for a while and everyone there call each other "brah".

By the way: did you just call me bro? 0_0:

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^ This is too funny, at least to me a a non-native english speaker. Too bad I can't find the whole episode where Yamanashi is actually calling him Bro. In the video that part is cut.

 

I use the word a fair bit like at work I also use
Lad
matey
bud
fella
its just normal chit chat to me