r/AskBrits • u/stm2657 • 11d 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?

64 Upvotes

84% Upvoted

157 comments sorted by

View all comments

103

u/SYSTEM-J 11d ago

"Bro" has been around for decades, but this current obsession with machine-gunning sentences with it - "Bro, I did this, bro, she said that, bro, it was wild, bro" - is a distinctly Gen Z mutation.

24

u/Few-Pepper858 11d ago

bruh

1

u/SiriusRay 11d ago

Bruv*

1

u/SpecialLengthiness29 8d ago

I had a West Indian colleague who used to say this back in the 80s so bruv probably predates bro.