dude-bro
See also: dudebro and dude bro
English
WOTD – 14 October 2015
Alternative forms
- dudebro
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *bʰréh₂tēr |
In reference to the stereotype of such men often calling each other "dude" and "bro".
Pronunciation
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Noun
dude-bro (plural dude-bros)
- (slang) A hypermasculine male.
- 2007 October 15, Newman, Eric, “iPhone is different things to different dudes”, in Brandweek, volume 48, ISSN 1064-4318, page 226:
- The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”
- 2012 November 7, Clark, Adam, Love and Other Chemical Imbalances, iUniverse, →ISBN, OL 25419893M, page 121:
- The thing is, her last boyfriend—some big dude-bro asshole—cheated on her all the time, and now she has trust issues.
- 2012 November 14, Filipovic, Jill, “Dude or dude-bro: ten ways to tell”, in The Guardian:
- As a straight single woman in my twenties, I love me some dudes. But I can't stand the dude-bros. And I weep at the fact that dude-bro culture seems to be quickly taking over dude culture.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:dude-bro.
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See also
- machoman
- MCP
Anagrams
- bourded, obdured