English

Alternative forms

• dudebro

Noun

dude-bro ‎(plural dude-bros)

1. (slang) A hypermasculine male.
   • 2007 October 15, Newman, Eric, “iPhone is different things to different dudes”, in Brandweek, volume 48, ISSN 1064-4318, page 226:

     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.”

   • 2012 November 7, Clark, Adam, Love and Other Chemical Imbalances, iUniverse, ISBN 9781475957624, OL 25419893M, page 121:

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

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

     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.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:dude-bro.

See also

• machoman
• MCP