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    Posted: 04 September 2008 at 4:03pm

So it recently came to my attention that there may be two homonymic words "bro" with quite distinct meanings.

I have always known "bro" to be basically any obnoxious college fratboy. Quasi-preppy, loudly homophobic to the point of making one wonder, popped collar, seemingly always on their way to or from a party with "brews," and yelling "woooo!" a lot.

Apparently there is a second kind of "bro" in SoCal which is associated with dirt-biking, lifted trucks, wife-beaters, and other WT-type behavior and attire.

Can anybody confirm this?  What would happen if these two clans were in a deathmatch?
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Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

What would happen if these two clans
were in a deathmatch?



the rest of us would win.
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I am familiar with both of your meanings. I have always understood the use of bro as just dude or man.
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bruh- is black people

breh- is surfers

bro- is college

brah- socal(idk im guessing)
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I know someone here who is a bit of both

I love it.
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Originally posted by bravecoward bravecoward wrote:



brah- socal(idk im guessing)

Brah is a Hawaiian term that SoCal surfers misappropriated.  I don't think it is related to "bro."
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Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

Originally posted by bravecoward bravecoward wrote:



brah- socal(idk im guessing)

Brah is a Hawaiian term that SoCal surfers misappropriated.  I don't think it is related to "bro."



I actually think this brah if what you speak of.
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Originally posted by evillepaintball evillepaintball wrote:

Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

What would
happen if these two clans
were in a deathmatch?



the rest of us would win.
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I've never really associated it with a certain group of people, but since
coming to college I have noticed an overusage by the fraternity crowd.

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It is both actually.

If you are in Southern California, it can mean said wifebeater-wearers.

Most places however, it means "College kid who lifts a lot of weights, listens to Dave Mathews, plays beerpong with his fraternity brothers, and does poorly in class."
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Originally posted by agentwhale007 agentwhale007 wrote:

It is both actually.

If you are in Southern California, it can mean said wifebeater-wearers.

Most places however, it means "College kid who lifts a lot of weights, listens to Dave Mathews, plays beerpong with his fraternity brothers, and does poorly in class."


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Originally posted by agentwhale007 agentwhale007 wrote:

It is both actually.

If you are in Southern California, it can mean said wifebeater-wearers.

Most places however, it means "College kid who lifts a lot of weights, listens to Dave Mathews, plays beerpong with his fraternity brothers, and does poorly in class."


I don't know one "bro" that listens to Dave Mathews or anything near that style of music I don't know how that is in the stereotype. I searched Urban Dictionary and there is no mentioning of Dave Mathews in the definition.
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Originally posted by heliumman77 heliumman77 wrote:

Originally posted by agentwhale007 agentwhale007 wrote:

It is both actually.

If you are in Southern California, it can mean said wifebeater-wearers.

Most places however, it means "College kid who lifts a lot of weights, listens to Dave Mathews, plays beerpong with his fraternity brothers, and does poorly in class."


I don't know one "bro" that listens to Dave Mathews or anything near that style of music I don't know how that is in the stereotype. I searched Urban Dictionary and there is no mentioning of Dave Mathews in the definition.


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Originally posted by agentwhale007 agentwhale007 wrote:

listens to Dave Mathews

That made me laugh.  Dead on.
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I CAN CONFIRM!

I live in so cal. The bro's are funny as hell. Wear black all the time. Straight brim hats. Love dirtbikes and raised truck. Usually somewhat white power.

Have a fascination with the term "DGAF"

And have equally amusing girls, called "bro-hoes"

Long live so cal
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Oh and in a deathmatch the DGAF bros would destroy. I've been to many parties where bros crash it and start fights for no reason.
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Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

Oh and in a deathmatch the DGAF bros would destroy. I've been to many parties where bros crash it and start fights for no reason.

Keep in mind, though, that a significant number of the frat-bros are football players and/or wrestlers, and they all like to lift weights and/or take steroids.

Plus, they often have really short spiky hair.
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Originally posted by heliumman77 heliumman77 wrote:


Originally posted by agentwhale007 agentwhale007 wrote:

It is both actually.

If you are in Southern California, it can mean said wifebeater-wearers.

Most places however, it means "College kid who lifts a lot of weights, listens to Dave Mathews, plays beerpong with his fraternity brothers, and does poorly in class."
I don't know one "bro" that listens to Dave Mathews or anything near that style of music I don't know how that is in the stereotype. I searched Urban Dictionary and there is no mentioning of Dave Mathews in the definition.


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Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

Oh and in a deathmatch the DGAF bros would destroy. I've been to many parties where bros crash it and start fights for no reason.


Keep in mind, though, that a significant number of the frat-bros are football players and/or wrestlers, and they all like to lift weights and/or take steroids.


Plus, they often have really short spiky hair.



From my experience, so cal bros always have either a knife, bat, or gun on them. Or all of the above.
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