"big bro" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: big bros [present, singular, third-person], big broing [participle, present], big broed [participle, past], big broed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} big bro (third-person singular simple present big bros, present participle big broing, simple past and past participle big broed)
  1. (transitive, slang, of men) to patronize another man; to talk down to another man, as if to a younger brother Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-big_bro-en-verb-zrIjnfba Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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