Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
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Anonymous
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They also call me "bro" and just about everyone else. Anyone can be a bro.
Bro used to be a thing guys called each other, as a short form of brother. The word seems to have morphed into something else entirely. Are others observing this linguistic evolution? |
Anonymous
| Who cares? It’s the new version of dude. They’ll outgrow it |
Anonymous
| Welcome to the 90s bro |
Anonymous
| These girls didn't throw up with 4th-13th wave feminism. They are OK being human not human. |
Anonymous
| College prof here and yes, totally a thing among many (not all) young women |
Anonymous
| Bet. |
Anonymous
Huh? |
Anonymous
| As a GenX woman, I call a whole lot of people “Dude” - so, chill, dude. |
Anonymous
| My 6 year old calls me bro |
Anonymous
But weirdly some of them have issues with my Gen X self using “guys” to refer to all genders. It’s confusing! |
Anonymous
Human not humyn. Even my phone autocorrect isn't 13th wave feminist. |
Anonymous
And "grow up" not "throw up" |
Anonymous
| My tween daughter does the same thing! |
Anonymous
The same ones who say "bro" ? 
(Intern is female) |
Anonymous
| Are you new here? "Bruh" has been a thing for several years now. |