Bro

Bro or BRO may refer to:

Places in Sweden

Arts and entertainment

Other uses

Bro (Gotland)

Bro (sometimes called Bro and Duss) is a small settlement situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden.

Bro Church is in Bro.

One of the asteroids in the main belt, 10128 Bro, is named after this place.

Gallery

Holy spring at Bro.

Holy spring at Bro.

Church yard at Bro church.

Church yard at Bro church.

Old stone bridge at Bro.

Old stone bridge at Bro.

Picture stones at Bro.

Picture stones at Bro.

References

Bro (subculture)

Bro is a male youth subculture of "conventional guys' guys" who spend time partying in ways similar to each other. Although the popular image of bro lifestyle is associated with sports apparel and fraternities, it lacks a consistent definition. Some aspects vary regionally such as in California where it overlaps with surf culture. Oxford Dictionaries have noted that bros frequently self-identify with neologisms containing the word "bro" as a prefix or suffix. Journalists named American swimmer Ryan Lochte and television character Barney Stinson prominent bros.

Etymology and history

Bro was originally an abbreviated form of "brother" but began to assume non-familial connotations in the 20th century. In this evolution, it was first used to refer to another man, such as a "guy" or "fellow", or sometimes, specifically, a black man. In these ways, it was semantically similar to the use of "brother". In the 1970s, bro came to refer to a male friend rather than just another man. The word became associated with young men, "conventional guys' guys" who spend time partying in ways similar to each other. Oxford Dictionaries identified the use of the term "bro" as the one "defining feature" of the changing cultural attributes of young manhood.