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Bro may refer to:
- Places in Sweden (Bro means bridge in Swedish):
- Bro, Sweden, a place in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County
- Bro or Broo, former town name of the city of Kristinehamn in Sweden
Other meanings:
- Bro, an abbreviation for Brother
- Bro., abbreviated title for a Friar or other member of a mendicant order
- Bro, a Welsh television series on S4C
- Bro (novel), a novel by Vladimir Sorokin
- Bro (software), an intrusion detection system
- Border Roads Organisation, Indian military maintainers of army and civilian roads in border areas.
- "Bro", a song from Goldfinger's album Stomping Ground
- Bro, a male bra specifically designed for men, made popular by Seinfeld in the episode, "The Doorman"
- Bro, the abbreviation for the orchid genus Broughtonia
- Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport in Brownsville, Texas (IATA Code: BRO)
- BRO - An unofficial abbreviation of The Big Red One, a nickname for the 1st Infantry Division (United States)
- BRO - Best reasonable offer
- Bro - A term referring to or implying that one is of a friendly state or a close acquaintance
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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.
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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.
