Brogrammer
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A male programmer who acts like and has the interests of a frat boy, defying stereotypical conceptions of programmers as shy and nerdy. slang
"At Santa Monica (Calif.)-based Gravity, engineering director Jim Plush is referred to as the “resident brogrammer” and has affixed his computer monitor to a treadmill so he can exercise two to three hours a day while programming."
Example
More examples"At Santa Monica (Calif.)-based Gravity, engineering director Jim Plush is referred to as the “resident brogrammer” and has affixed his computer monitor to a treadmill so he can exercise two to three hours a day while programming."
Etymology
Blend of bro + programmer.
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