"techbro" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛkbɹow/ [General-American, Multicultural-London-English], /ˈtɛkbɹəw/ [British, Southern, Standard] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-techbro.wav Forms: techbros [plural], tech-bro [alternative], tech bro [alternative]
Etymology: From tech + bro. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tech|bro}} tech + bro Head templates: {{en-noun}} techbro (plural techbros)
  1. (informal, neologism) Alternative form of tech bro. Tags: alt-of, alternative, informal, neologism Alternative form of: tech bro

Inflected forms

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