ConnectWord · Ages 8-30 · In use
bro
Short for brother. A friendly way to address anyone, or to talk about someone ("bro really thought..."). Kids use it with girls too.
Bro, you left your lunch on the bus again.
For parents and educators
Harmless and everywhere. Kids may even call parents "bro" as a joke.
Where it came from
Shortened from "brother" as a word for close friends, used in the US for over a century.
Also heard as
vro, bro really said