bron.

Brit.

/brəʊ/, U.S.

/broʊ/

Forms: 1500s– bro. (with point, chiefly in branch I.), 1600s– bro, 1800s– bro'. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: brother n.

Etymology: Partly shortened < brother n. (originally as a graphic abbreviation), and partly (in branch II.) representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of that word. With the uses in branch II. compare bra n.¹, Brer n., and also Buh n., bredda n., and see discussion at those entries.

I. As a graphic abbreviation for brother.

1. In singular = brother n. (in various senses). In later use chiefly in religious or ceremonial titles.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun]

brotherOE

born brotherOE

broa1530

billy1724

buddy1834

bredda1837

bub1841

boetie1867

bruvver1867

Brer1878

bro1893

boet1920

a1530 T. Lupset Treat. Charitie (1533) f. 27 Bro. It is not syster, the numbre of wordes or of lynes, that maketh a tale or a boke to be called longe or shorte.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1637 (1955) II. 20 I accompanyd my Eldest Bro (who then quitted Oxford) into the Country.

1789 H. Newdigate Let. 1 July in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels of Cheverel Manor (1898) vi. 90 An Emotion of Grief..which he had suppress'd out of attention to the poor afflicted Bro. & Sister.

?1837 I. Smith Let. 27 Sept. in B. Lawrence & N. Branz Flagg Corr. (1986) 49 About the 16 or 20 July I was in Hinesburg when I saw your Bro. Artemas.

1886 Proc. Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons Utah 121 If a prize was offered..and left to a vote of the readers, it would be a sure bet that Bro. Hedges would get away with it.

1975 Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio) 20 Mar. 8/5 Both Bro. David Wagler and his wife are plain people. They work helping this organization to distribute Bibles, hymn books and concordances behind the Iron Curtain.

2005 D. M. MacRaild Faith, Fraternity & Fighting iii. 93 The lodge master, Bro. Cameron, gave a report.

2. In plural (in form Bros.). In the names of companies: brothers.In British English sometimes pronounced

/brɒs/.

ΚΠ

1834 Morning News & Public Ledger (London) 17 May Baring Bros. and Co.—50 planks 2 spars (for exportation).

1860 E. Walford County Families 49 (advt.) Bass's East India Pale Ale..Berry, Bros., & Co.

1905 W. M. Gallichan Cheshire 161 Notice the old timbered house now occupied by Messrs George Bros., ironmongers.

1946 Life 3 June 19/2 Non-Bowery residents have long patronized Seckler Bros.

1975 Financial Times 14 Jan. 18/6 Stephen was leaving a job at Moss Bros. to put half Europe's youth into hipsters and polka dot shirts.

2012 New Yorker 10 Sept. 71/2 In the contract they signed with Warner Bros., however, the Wachowskis included a no-press clause.

II. slang and colloquial uses.

3. colloquial (originally Caribbean and U.S. regional (southern) in African-American usage).

a. Usually with capital initial. As a title preceding a man's name, esp. a forename: ‘Brother’.Chiefly in the names of male animals in Caribbean or African-American folk tales. Cf. bra n.¹ 2, Brer n., bredda n. 2, Buh n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a man

Mra1449

goodman1560

gaffer1575

mister1722

bro1832

bra1880

1832 Rose Bud 29 Sept. 18/1 They found Jim seated in the piazza..singing, ‘You say bro' rabbit ben der’, for a group of little urchins.

1865 Nation 14 Dec. 744/2 I have heard Bro' (brother) used in the same way, but seldom; as in the song, ‘Bro' Bill, you ought to know my name.’

1921 J. H. Johnson Folk-lore from Antigua in Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 34 67 When Bro' Rabbit come near to de water, Bro' Barricuter speak to him.

1999 M. H. Wright Sounds like Home iii. 29 Frank also rode Sam and me piggyback and told us the story of Bro Rabbit and Bro Fox.

b. Used as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. brother n. 4c, bra n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a man

sonOE

brotherOE

friarc1290

lad1535

fellow1577

bubba1841

old top1856

bra1869

bro1918

mush1936

ouboet1953

coz1961

oppa1963

bruv1970

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > familiar form of address

mon amic1425

matec1500

boy1532

old lad1594

old boy1602

captaina1616

mon cher1673

old chap1823

old man1828

ou maat1838

boysie1846

old top1856

boetie1867

bra1869

cocker1888

mon vieux1888

face1891

yessir1892

George1903

old sport1905

old bean1917

segotia1917

babe1918

bro1918

tovarish1918

old egg1919

midear1921

old (tin of) fruit1923

sport1923

mush1936

cowboy1961

coz1961

wack1963

yaar1963

John1982

1918 E. C. Parsons Folk-Tales Andros Island, Bahamas xix. 30 Bro', I can't go, I sick bad, I can't walk at all.

1957 H. Simmons Corner Boy ii. ii. 154 ‘Thanks, bro,’ the driver said.

1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities (1988) 4 Tell'im, bro... Y'on the case... Yo, Gober!

1992 E. Johnson & W. Novak My Life ii. 37 We loved it when they tried to talk black: ‘Yo, what's up, bro?’

2002 C. Newland Snakeskin v. 54 ‘Excuse me.’ I began. ‘Whassup bro?’ he replied easily.

4. A person's male sibling; = brother n. 1a.Earliest in African-American usage in the southern United States; early examples in British English seem to have arisen independently, perhaps as public school slang.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun]

brotherOE

born brotherOE

broa1530

billy1724

buddy1834

bredda1837

bub1841

boetie1867

bruvver1867

Brer1878

bro1893

boet1920

1893 J. H. Walworth On Winning Side xxii. 253 By the time they [sc. horses] got home to-day, from fetchin' yo' mammy an' yo' bro' Seth backerds an' fo'erds, they was plum' give out.

1940 ‘N. Blake’ Malice in Wonderland ix. 132 I must..report to my bro on the sinister bloke we've just chased off.

1952 S. Bellow Einhorns in Perspectives No. 2. 126 This kid is a buddy of mine and he works for my bro.

1997 S. Fry Moab is my Washpot 5 My bro and I never called our parents Mum and Dad.

2002 A. Bourdain Bobby Gold Stories 61 You wake the kid and I'm gonna be real mad at you, little bro'.

5. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

a. A man considered as a fellow member of a particular social or cultural group; spec. (originally in African-American usage) a (fellow) black man (cf. brother n. 4d). Also more generally: a man; a guy, a ‘dude’.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun]

yferec870

brothereOE

ymonec950

headlingOE

ferec975

fellowOE

friendOE

eveningOE

evenlinglOE

even-nexta1225

compeerc1275

monec1300

companiona1325

partnerc1330

peerc1330

neighbour?c1335

falec1380

matec1380

makec1385

companya1425

sociatec1430

marrow1440

partyc1443

customera1450

conferec1450

pareil?c1450

comparcionerc1475

resortc1475

socius1480

copartner?1504

billy?a1513

accomplice1550

panion1553

consorterc1556

compartner1564

co-mate1576

copemate1577

competitor1579

consociate1579

coach-companion1589

comrade1591

consort1592

callant1597

comrado1598

associate1601

coach-fellow1602

rival1604

social1604

concomitanta1639

concerner1639

consociator1646

compane1647

societary1652

bor1677

socius1678

interessora1687

companioness1691

rendezvouser1742

connection1780

frater1786

matey1794

pardner1795

left bower1829

running mate1867

stable companion1868

pard1872

buddy1895

maat1900

bro1922

stable-mate1941

bredda1969

Ndugu1973

1922 M. E. Smith Adventures of Boomer Op. viii. 93 He'd never say ‘No’ to a wandering Bro' Who asked him for a meal.

1970 F. F. Ifetayo We Black Woman 14 Ready to love and Be loved by blacks To take the low down things Some bros. will pull on you.

1976 L. Bangs in Phonograph Rec. June 36/3 If we the (presumably) white jass-buffs couldn't get with it, maybe it was only meant for the bros.

1986 T. Philbin Under Cover xxvii. 121 Do you know Slim? You know, Slim with the fuckin' Afro and the gold tooth, tall, skinny bro?

2015 J. Chibbaro Into Dangerous World xliii. 252 We reached a park inhabited by homeless in tents and makeshift shacks. ‘These bros really got nowhere to live,’ Trey said.

b. A close male friend.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > male friend from one's own neighbourhood

homeboy1861

home1944

bro1969

bra1974

1969 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 19 Mar. 41/2 Around their violent exploits and those of their ‘bros’ legends have been built that are told and built on and told again until finally they are tales of daring-do that would vie with great romances.

1974 Pittsburgh Press 2 Jan. 2/4 Charlie bailed them out—they were his ‘bros’—and total assets exhausted, withdrew from the real-estate market.

1991 S. Schepps Encino Man (film script) (O.E.D. Archive) 2 (stage direct.) Stoney Marks, Hank's best friend since forever comes running out... Stoney and Hank have been bros ever since grammar school.

2014 Mitcham & Hills Messenger (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 9 I also loved going to the basketball with my best bro (Ben) in Newcastle.

c. A young man characterized as someone who addresses his friends and associates as ‘bro’; esp. one belonging to and socializing with a close-knit group of male peers, typically participating in activities perceived as male-oriented or unintellectual, and sometimes displaying boisterous or rowdy behaviour. Frequently somewhat depreciative.

ΚΠ

1995 J. Humes & S. Wagstaff Boarderlands v.176/1 At night, boarders become even more conspicuous as they flirt with Lady Luck in the casinos. There's nothing like seeing a group of bros and Bettys gathered around the craps table with the slickster Mr. Vegas types.

2001 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 Dec. f56/2 Surfer bros and babes gearing up for the daily grind will find Hardpact Board Gear in a new location.

2003 A. Lochrie Fish Lips 141 Brian and I noticed that pretty much the dominant archetype at UC Santa Cruz is upper-crust, Volcom-, Hurley-wearing, SUV-driving, rich-daddy, privileged bros.

2014 Toronto Star (Nexis) 31 Mar. s3 There were four drunken bros sitting at the baseline, shrieking at him like schoolgirls on Benzedrine.

Compounds

bro hug n. U.S. slang a friendly embrace between two men, often accompanied by a handshake, a clap on the back, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun]

beclipping1340

complexion1493

clipa1586

brace1589

twine1602

fold1609

grasp1609

claspa1616

abrazoa1626

colla1627

cling1633

hug1659

folding1713

squeeze1790

cuddle1825

bear squeeze1845

bear hug1870

clinch1901

bosie1952

side hug1984

cwtch1992

bro hug2000

2000 Re: Vermort-5 in rec.motorcycles.harley (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Sept. Rich..if you got out behind that computer terminal and went out to the meets I don't think they would pound the shit out of you. They would probably give you one of those big bro hugs and tell you your [sic] a funny guy.

2005 Skiing Jan. 116/1 Cliff..greeted me in Montreal with a weak bro-hug.

2015 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 19 July He walked over to Pederson to congratulate him with a handshake that he extended into a bro hug.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bro
释义	bron. Brit. /brəʊ/, U.S. /broʊ/ Forms: 1500s– bro. (with point, chiefly in branch I.), 1600s– bro, 1800s– bro'. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: brother n. Etymology: Partly shortened < brother n. (originally as a graphic abbreviation), and partly (in branch II.) representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of that word. With the uses in branch II. compare bra n.¹, Brer n., and also Buh n., bredda n., and see discussion at those entries. I. As a graphic abbreviation for brother. 1. In singular = brother n. (in various senses). In later use chiefly in religious or ceremonial titles. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] brotherOE born brotherOE broa1530 billy1724 buddy1834 bredda1837 bub1841 boetie1867 bruvver1867 Brer1878 bro1893 boet1920 a1530 T. Lupset Treat. Charitie (1533) f. 27 Bro. It is not syster, the numbre of wordes or of lynes, that maketh a tale or a boke to be called longe or shorte. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1637 (1955) II. 20 I accompanyd my Eldest Bro (who then quitted Oxford) into the Country. 1789 H. Newdigate Let. 1 July in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels of Cheverel Manor (1898) vi. 90 An Emotion of Grief..which he had suppress'd out of attention to the poor afflicted Bro. & Sister. ?1837 I. Smith Let. 27 Sept. in B. Lawrence & N. Branz Flagg Corr. (1986) 49 About the 16 or 20 July I was in Hinesburg when I saw your Bro. Artemas. 1886 Proc. Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons Utah 121 If a prize was offered..and left to a vote of the readers, it would be a sure bet that Bro. Hedges would get away with it. 1975 Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio) 20 Mar. 8/5 Both Bro. David Wagler and his wife are plain people. They work helping this organization to distribute Bibles, hymn books and concordances behind the Iron Curtain. 2005 D. M. MacRaild Faith, Fraternity & Fighting iii. 93 The lodge master, Bro. Cameron, gave a report. 2. In plural (in form Bros.). In the names of companies: brothers.In British English sometimes pronounced /brɒs/. ΚΠ 1834 Morning News & Public Ledger (London) 17 May Baring Bros. and Co.—50 planks 2 spars (for exportation). 1860 E. Walford County Families 49 (advt.) Bass's East India Pale Ale..Berry, Bros., & Co. 1905 W. M. Gallichan Cheshire 161 Notice the old timbered house now occupied by Messrs George Bros., ironmongers. 1946 Life 3 June 19/2 Non-Bowery residents have long patronized Seckler Bros. 1975 Financial Times 14 Jan. 18/6 Stephen was leaving a job at Moss Bros. to put half Europe's youth into hipsters and polka dot shirts. 2012 New Yorker 10 Sept. 71/2 In the contract they signed with Warner Bros., however, the Wachowskis included a no-press clause. II. slang and colloquial uses. 3. colloquial (originally Caribbean and U.S. regional (southern) in African-American usage). a. Usually with capital initial. As a title preceding a man's name, esp. a forename: ‘Brother’.Chiefly in the names of male animals in Caribbean or African-American folk tales. Cf. bra n.¹ 2, Brer n., bredda n. 2, Buh n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a man Mra1449 goodman1560 gaffer1575 mister1722 bro1832 bra1880 1832 Rose Bud 29 Sept. 18/1 They found Jim seated in the piazza..singing, ‘You say bro' rabbit ben der’, for a group of little urchins. 1865 Nation 14 Dec. 744/2 I have heard Bro' (brother) used in the same way, but seldom; as in the song, ‘Bro' Bill, you ought to know my name.’ 1921 J. H. Johnson Folk-lore from Antigua in Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 34 67 When Bro' Rabbit come near to de water, Bro' Barricuter speak to him. 1999 M. H. Wright Sounds like Home iii. 29 Frank also rode Sam and me piggyback and told us the story of Bro Rabbit and Bro Fox. b. Used as a familiar form of address to a man. Cf. brother n. 4c, bra n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a man sonOE brotherOE friarc1290 lad1535 fellow1577 bubba1841 old top1856 bra1869 bro1918 mush1936 ouboet1953 coz1961 oppa1963 bruv1970 the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > familiar form of address mon amic1425 matec1500 boy1532 old lad1594 old boy1602 captaina1616 mon cher1673 old chap1823 old man1828 ou maat1838 boysie1846 old top1856 boetie1867 bra1869 cocker1888 mon vieux1888 face1891 yessir1892 George1903 old sport1905 old bean1917 segotia1917 babe1918 bro1918 tovarish1918 old egg1919 midear1921 old (tin of) fruit1923 sport1923 mush1936 cowboy1961 coz1961 wack1963 yaar1963 John1982 1918 E. C. Parsons Folk-Tales Andros Island, Bahamas xix. 30 Bro', I can't go, I sick bad, I can't walk at all. 1957 H. Simmons Corner Boy ii. ii. 154 ‘Thanks, bro,’ the driver said. 1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities (1988) 4 Tell'im, bro... Y'on the case... Yo, Gober! 1992 E. Johnson & W. Novak My Life ii. 37 We loved it when they tried to talk black: ‘Yo, what's up, bro?’ 2002 C. Newland Snakeskin v. 54 ‘Excuse me.’ I began. ‘Whassup bro?’ he replied easily. 4. A person's male sibling; = brother n. 1a.Earliest in African-American usage in the southern United States; early examples in British English seem to have arisen independently, perhaps as public school slang. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] brotherOE born brotherOE broa1530 billy1724 buddy1834 bredda1837 bub1841 boetie1867 bruvver1867 Brer1878 bro1893 boet1920 1893 J. H. Walworth On Winning Side xxii. 253 By the time they [sc. horses] got home to-day, from fetchin' yo' mammy an' yo' bro' Seth backerds an' fo'erds, they was plum' give out. 1940 ‘N. Blake’ Malice in Wonderland ix. 132 I must..report to my bro on the sinister bloke we've just chased off. 1952 S. Bellow Einhorns in Perspectives No. 2. 126 This kid is a buddy of mine and he works for my bro. 1997 S. Fry Moab is my Washpot 5 My bro and I never called our parents Mum and Dad. 2002 A. Bourdain Bobby Gold Stories 61 You wake the kid and I'm gonna be real mad at you, little bro'. 5. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). a. A man considered as a fellow member of a particular social or cultural group; spec. (originally in African-American usage) a (fellow) black man (cf. brother n. 4d). Also more generally: a man; a guy, a ‘dude’. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] yferec870 brothereOE ymonec950 headlingOE ferec975 fellowOE friendOE eveningOE evenlinglOE even-nexta1225 compeerc1275 monec1300 companiona1325 partnerc1330 peerc1330 neighbour?c1335 falec1380 matec1380 makec1385 companya1425 sociatec1430 marrow1440 partyc1443 customera1450 conferec1450 pareil?c1450 comparcionerc1475 resortc1475 socius1480 copartner?1504 billy?a1513 accomplice1550 panion1553 consorterc1556 compartner1564 co-mate1576 copemate1577 competitor1579 consociate1579 coach-companion1589 comrade1591 consort1592 callant1597 comrado1598 associate1601 coach-fellow1602 rival1604 social1604 concomitanta1639 concerner1639 consociator1646 compane1647 societary1652 bor1677 socius1678 interessora1687 companioness1691 rendezvouser1742 connection1780 frater1786 matey1794 pardner1795 left bower1829 running mate1867 stable companion1868 pard1872 buddy1895 maat1900 bro1922 stable-mate1941 bredda1969 Ndugu1973 1922 M. E. Smith Adventures of Boomer Op. viii. 93 He'd never say ‘No’ to a wandering Bro' Who asked him for a meal. 1970 F. F. Ifetayo We Black Woman 14 Ready to love and Be loved by blacks To take the low down things Some bros. will pull on you. 1976 L. Bangs in Phonograph Rec. June 36/3 If we the (presumably) white jass-buffs couldn't get with it, maybe it was only meant for the bros. 1986 T. Philbin Under Cover xxvii. 121 Do you know Slim? You know, Slim with the fuckin' Afro and the gold tooth, tall, skinny bro? 2015 J. Chibbaro Into Dangerous World xliii. 252 We reached a park inhabited by homeless in tents and makeshift shacks. ‘These bros really got nowhere to live,’ Trey said. b. A close male friend. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > male friend from one's own neighbourhood homeboy1861 home1944 bro1969 bra1974 1969 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 19 Mar. 41/2 Around their violent exploits and those of their ‘bros’ legends have been built that are told and built on and told again until finally they are tales of daring-do that would vie with great romances. 1974 Pittsburgh Press 2 Jan. 2/4 Charlie bailed them out—they were his ‘bros’—and total assets exhausted, withdrew from the real-estate market. 1991 S. Schepps Encino Man (film script) (O.E.D. Archive) 2 (stage direct.) Stoney Marks, Hank's best friend since forever comes running out... Stoney and Hank have been bros ever since grammar school. 2014 Mitcham & Hills Messenger (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 9 I also loved going to the basketball with my best bro (Ben) in Newcastle. c. A young man characterized as someone who addresses his friends and associates as ‘bro’; esp. one belonging to and socializing with a close-knit group of male peers, typically participating in activities perceived as male-oriented or unintellectual, and sometimes displaying boisterous or rowdy behaviour. Frequently somewhat depreciative. ΚΠ 1995 J. Humes & S. Wagstaff Boarderlands v.176/1 At night, boarders become even more conspicuous as they flirt with Lady Luck in the casinos. There's nothing like seeing a group of bros and Bettys gathered around the craps table with the slickster Mr. Vegas types. 2001 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 Dec. f56/2 Surfer bros and babes gearing up for the daily grind will find Hardpact Board Gear in a new location. 2003 A. Lochrie Fish Lips 141 Brian and I noticed that pretty much the dominant archetype at UC Santa Cruz is upper-crust, Volcom-, Hurley-wearing, SUV-driving, rich-daddy, privileged bros. 2014 Toronto Star (Nexis) 31 Mar. s3 There were four drunken bros sitting at the baseline, shrieking at him like schoolgirls on Benzedrine. Compounds bro hug n. U.S. slang a friendly embrace between two men, often accompanied by a handshake, a clap on the back, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun] beclipping1340 complexion1493 clipa1586 brace1589 twine1602 fold1609 grasp1609 claspa1616 abrazoa1626 colla1627 cling1633 hug1659 folding1713 squeeze1790 cuddle1825 bear squeeze1845 bear hug1870 clinch1901 bosie1952 side hug1984 cwtch1992 bro hug2000 2000 Re: Vermort-5 in rec.motorcycles.harley (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Sept. Rich..if you got out behind that computer terminal and went out to the meets I don't think they would pound the shit out of you. They would probably give you one of those big bro hugs and tell you your [sic] a funny guy. 2005 Skiing Jan. 116/1 Cliff..greeted me in Montreal with a weak bro-hug. 2015 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 19 July He walked over to Pederson to congratulate him with a handshake that he extended into a bro hug. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1530
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