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"text": "Bro, you good? You've been lookin' kinda out of it lately.",
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"text": "Ayo, bro, sorry to bother you but I think I accidentally backed up into your car: could we exchange information?",
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"Brother used to address a male."
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"(slang) A frat boy or someone who espouses the fraternity bro culture."
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"derived": [
{
"word": "Bernie bro"
},
{
"word": "brocialism"
},
{
"word": "brocialist"
},
{
"word": "bro code"
},
{
"word": "bro-country"
},
{
"word": "bro culture"
},
{
"word": "brodeo"
},
{
"word": "brodown"
},
{
"word": "bro down"
},
{
"word": "broette"
},
{
"word": "broey"
},
{
"word": "brofist"
},
{
"word": "bro globes"
},
{
"word": "brogrammer"
},
{
"word": "brogressive"
},
{
"word": "brohawk"
},
{
"word": "brohemian"
},
{
"word": "brohoof"
},
{
"word": "bro-hug"
},
{
"word": "brojob"
},
{
"word": "brolationship"
},
{
"word": "bromance"
},
{
"word": "brony"
},
{
"word": "bro out"
},
{
"word": "broseph"
},
{
"word": "brosephine"
},
{
"word": "broship"
},
{
"word": "broski"
},
{
"word": "brospeak"
},
{
"word": "brostep"
},
{
"word": "brotastic"
},
{
"word": "cool story bro"
},
{
"word": "cryptobro"
},
{
"word": "debate bro"
},
{
"word": "dudebro"
},
{
"word": "film bro"
},
{
"word": "gym bro"
},
{
"word": "ladybro"
},
{
"word": "lax bro"
},
{
"word": "lezbro"
},
{
"word": "lil bro"
},
{
"word": "newbro"
},
{
"word": "passport bro"
},
{
"word": "stepbro"
},
{
"word": "sugar bro"
},
{
"word": "tech bro"
}
],
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{
"text": "Bro said he finna go off today",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "You gotta go up to bro and say, \"I know what you mean\"",
"type": "example"
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"glosses": [
"A person previously mentioned, usually male. Chiefly equivalent to he and him."
],
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"links": [
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"Internet",
"Internet"
],
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"slang",
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],
[
"he",
"he#English"
],
[
"him",
"him#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) A person previously mentioned, usually male. Chiefly equivalent to he and him."
],
"related": [
{
"english": "an abbreviated form of bruvver",
"word": "bruv"
},
{
"word": "brotha"
},
{
"word": "broseph"
}
],
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"nominative",
"objective",
"singular",
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "diminutive of brother",
"word": "fraĉjo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "diminutive of brother",
"word": "veikko"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "diminutive of brother",
"word": "veikka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "diminutive of brother",
"word": "veikkonen"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nīchan",
"sense": "diminutive of brother",
"word": "兄ちゃん"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "aniki",
"sense": "diminutive of brother",
"word": "兄貴"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"english": "but not always, refers to Esperantists",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"usually"
],
"word": "samideano"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "toveri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "aatetoveri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "veli"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "afós",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "αφός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "tesó"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "dâdâš",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "داداش"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hâji",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "حاجی"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brach"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bratán",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "брата́н"
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{
"code": "ru",
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "брати́шка"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "compadre"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "broder"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "colega"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"word": "kanka"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "khaver",
"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חבֿר"
},
{
"alt": "guter-bruder",
"code": "yi",
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"sense": "male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גוטער־ברודער"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḵī",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَخِي"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "frai"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "amiko"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "ulo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "äijä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "kaveri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "jätkä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "jäbä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "frérot"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aderfáki",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αδερφάκι"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "karntási",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "καρντάσι"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "bro",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "μπρο"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "akhí",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אָחִי"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fratello"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōdai",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "兄弟"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "burazā",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "ブラザー"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "xiōngdi",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"Mandarin"
],
"word": "兄弟 老兄"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "مړه"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mano"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bratán",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "брата́н"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bratók",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "брато́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brátec",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бра́тец"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bratíška",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "брати́шка"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "hermano"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tío"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"word": "kanka"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "khaver",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חבֿר"
},
{
"code": "yi",
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"roman": "guter-bruder",
"sense": "used to address a male",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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}
]
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"code": "pl",
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{
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{
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{
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"code": "el",
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{
"code": "he",
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{
"code": "it",
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{
"code": "ja",
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"word": "مړه"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.