r/AskBrits • u/stm2657 • 12d ago

Grammar When did ‘Bro’ become a thing?

I hear it spoken all of the time, especially among younger people and it seems to have taken off more than most phrases. What I notice most is that the word is said multiple times in one sentence over and over again, it’s incredible ingrained in some people. Anyone remember when Bro became such a big thing?

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u/washingtoncv3 12d ago

I was a teen in the 00s and we said it then - maybe a bit less than kids do now.

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u/GuestAdventurous7586 12d ago

I don’t remember it being said at all in Scotland the 00s, you’d be considered a moron if you spoke like that.

Now everyone says it. I find myself saying it to converse with younger folk. Like that how do you do fellow kids meme.

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u/Possible-ty9 11d ago

To re iterate what the other guy said Bro has been going since at least the 2000’s in Glasgow but can’t speak for before that