basic bro

noun

A person (usually a man) who likes mainstream music and fashion, or is otherwise unexceptional and uninteresting.

Meanings

nounbasic bro (plural basic bros)

plural basic bros

  1. derogatoryslangA person (usually a man) who likes mainstream music and fashion, or is otherwise unexceptional and uninteresting.

    I worked with enough pros and basic bros to know how difficult it was for a guy like Blake to take up snowboarding again.

    2021, Jae Dawson, Snowflakes and Holly
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APA

basic bro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20bro

MLA

“basic bro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20bro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basic bro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basic%20bro.

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