dude-bro

noun

A hypermasculine male, especially a misogynistic or otherwise chauvinistic one.

Meanings

noundude-bro (plural dude-bros)

plural dude-bros · alternative dudebro

  1. derogatoryslangusuallyA hypermasculine male, especially a misogynistic or otherwise chauvinistic one.

    The thing is, her last boyfriend—some big dude-bro asshole—cheated on her all the time, and now she has trust issues.

    2012 November 7, Adam Clark, Love and Other Chemical Imbalances, iUniverse, →ISBN, →OL, page 121
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    The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”

    2007 October 15, Eric Newman, “iPhone is different things to different dudes”, in Brandweek, volume 48, →ISSN, page 226

    As a straight single woman in my twenties, I love me some dudes. But I can't stand the dude-bros. And I weep at the fact that dude-bro culture seems to be quickly taking over dude culture.

    2012 November 14, Jill Filipovic, “Dude or dude-bro: ten ways to tell”, in The Guardian

Origin

In reference to the stereotype of such men often calling each other dude and bro.

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APA

dude-bro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dude-bro

MLA

“dude-bro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dude-bro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dude-bro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dude-bro.

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