"tech bro" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛk.bɹoʊ/ [US] Forms: tech bros [plural]
Etymology: Of tech + bro (“a frat boy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture”). Attested from 2010s (see quotations below). Head templates: {{en-noun}} tech bro (plural tech bros)
  1. (informal, neologism) A hypermasculine man employed in the tech industry and stereotypically located in Silicon Valley. Tags: informal, neologism Categories (topical): Computing, People Synonyms: tech-bro Hyponyms: brogrammer, cryptobro

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