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dude-bro

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. A hypermasculine male, especially a misogynistic or otherwise chauvinistic one.

    • 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.”
    • The thing is, her last boyfriend—some big dude-bro asshole—cheated on her all the time, and now she has trust issues.
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA