Dude vs Bro - What's the difference?
dude | bro |
(slang) A man.
(slang, used in the vocative) A term of address for a man.
(originally) An inexperienced cowboy.
(slang) A tourist.
(archaic) A dandy, a man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance.
(slang) A term conveying excitement.
to address someone with the term of address
(slang) brother; a male sibling
(slang) brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals.
(slang) brother; an African-American.
(slang) brother; (used to address a male)
(slang) a fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture
Bro is a synonym of dude.
In lang=en terms the difference between dude and bro
is that dude is a term conveying excitement while bro is a fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture.As an interjection dude
is a term conveying excitement.As a verb dude
is to address someone with the term of address dudedude
English
Alternative forms
* dood * dewd * (Internet slang)Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia dude)- Relax, dude .
Synonyms
* (man) bloke , chap (dated British), cove (dated British), guy * (term of address for a man) mate (qualifier) * (dandy) dandy, fop, masher * See alsoDerived terms
* dude-bro * dude ranch * dudine (obsolete), dudess (obsolete), dudetteInterjection
- Dude , I’m glad you finally called.