Dude-bro

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hypermasculine male, especially a misogynistic or otherwise chauvinistic one. derogatory, slang, usually

    "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.”"

Example

More examples

"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.”"

Etymology

In reference to the stereotype of such men often calling each other "dude" and "bro".

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