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)

1. (slang, usually derogatory) A hypermasculine male, especially a misogynistic or otherwise chauvinistic one.
   • 2007 October 15, Eric Newman, “iPhone is different things to different dudes”, in Brandweek‎^[1], volume 48, →ISSN, 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, Adam Clark, Love and Other Chemical Imbalances, iUniverse, →ISBN, →OL, 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, Jill Filipovic, “Dude or dude-bro: ten ways to tell”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     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.

See also

• machoman
• MCP

Anagrams

• bourded, obdured