bro, noun
/bru(ː)/
- Origin:
- Shortened form of broer.
‘Brother’: an informal or familiar term of address; also in the phrase my bro. Cf. bra sense 2 b.
1979 M. Matshoba Call Me Not a Man 182‘Is that fair?’ ‘Naw.’ ‘That’s it, bro. But there’s also a second reason.’