The Complete Broisms Dictionary
albrotross—a bro who surfs with his arms spread out.
Example: “When Sage flies down the line with his arms out, he flies like an
albrotross.”
afbrodesiac—Love potion for bros.
Example: “Last week some girl gave me a drink, and I ended up kissing her
that night—she totally slipped me an afbrodesiac!”
Algebrah—Figuring out the Hawai‘ian wave scale.
Example: “Wot, dat wave was bigga den a house—must be two ta tree feet. Use
sum algebrah, kook.”
ambrodextrous—A bro who can throw a shaka with his left or right hand.
Example: “Jamey’s totally ambrodextrous—he can surf switch and throw sick
shakas with either hand. Hell yeah!”
anthbropology—the study of old-school bros.
Example: “Dude, I enjoy studying Jamey’s super-shred, tree-barrel, skate
style—it’s like anthbropology.”
best in bro—Awarded to the bro who gets the one girl in a party full of bros.
Example: “Josh won best in bro last night and ended up at Jenny’s house.”
brahphet—The guy who thinks he knows everything.
Example: “Jimmy was over last night telling everyone the Padres are going to
win the World Series this year. He’s such a brahphet.”
Bro and Luke Duke—A couple of Southern bros who are related in some way.
Example: “Look, the Gilligans are wearing matching Hawai‘ian shirts and
skidding out in the parking lot again. They’re like Bro and Luke Duke.”
bro and tell—When a bro gets out of the water and starts bragging about the
tube he just got.
Example: “Dude, I got some bro and tell for you! I took like a full-on late
drop, so I just did this radical bottom turn, set my inside rail, and got spit
out of this gnarly barrel in front of this dude Eric.”
Bro Derek—The super-hot chick who only hangs out with bros.
Example: “Tammy’s way too hot to be hanging with those bros, she’s a
total Bro Derek.”
bro in the dark—The bro who’s never tan.
Example: “Justin needs to take his shirt off and get a tan—if he doesn’t
he’ll bro in the dark.”
bro it all—The bro who knows it all.
Example: “Willie’s a total bro it all-he thinks knows everything about
surfing.”
Bro Jack—An alarm system your bro’s girlfriend uses to find him.
Example: “Dude, Chris was supposed to be at work, but Marie activated her Bro
Jack and found him partying at the Saloon.”
Bro Jackson—The bro who’s good at everything.
Example: “Josh beat me in a heat yesterday and golf today. He’s good at
everything like Bro Jackson.”
Bro Jay Simpson—The bro who gets away with murder.
Example: “Dude, I totally snaked that big local and didn’t get beat up. I
feel like Bro Jay Simpson.”
bro job—When a mag runs a photo just to make a company happy.
Example: “Dudes, according to our ad guy Bob, it’s time for a bro job. He
says we have to run that photo of Brendan or else Shred Stix will pull out.”
“bro to hell!”-What a bro says when he gets pissed at another bro.
Example: “You fully snaked me and you know it, Grant. Bro to hell!”
bro’s nest—A place were a bunch of bros hang out.
Example: “Hey, bro. Let’s all go back to the bro’s nest and chill on the
real.”
broa constrictor—A bro who likes to hug other bros.
Example: “Dude, Chris can’t stop hugging me. I think he’s a broa
constrictor.”
broactive—A bro who’s super hyper.
Example: “Brett surfs everyday, all day-he’s super broactive.”
broad block—When a bro blocks another from getting a chick.
Example: “I was totally getting ready to kiss Stacie when Pete asked if I
still had mono—a total broad block.”
Broakland Raider—Your bro from the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area who always
surfs your break.
Example: “Bro, Casey keeps surfing my break everyday. What is he, an
Broakland Raider or something?”
broala—An Aussie bro you never see.
Example: “Mate, have you seen Clayto anywhere? I can’t locate him—he’s
hiding like a broala.”
bro-am—A contest for bros only.
Example: “Hey, bro. Let’s get all the bros together and have a bro-am.”
broasis—The local bar all the bros hang out at.
Example: “I went to Yogi’s Friday night and there were so many bros I
thought it was a broasis.”
broast—When a bunch of bros sit around and roast each other.
Example: “Bro, that wasn’t an irie tree barrel, that was a bogus bush slam!
Dude, I’m gonna broast you for sure tonight.”
Broba Fett—Your bro who hunts down chicks.
Example: “Mike’s in Broba Fett mode-look at the way he’s hunting down
Melissa.”
brobation—A bro who never leaves his house because his parents or girlfriend
won’t let him.
Example: “Dude, Chris can never go out. His girl’s always got him on
brobation.”
brobedience training—When bros learn things such as table manners.
Example: “Sorry, bro, my mom says I can’t eat my burritos with my hands
anymore. She says it’s part of brobedience training.”
Brobi Won Kenobi—A bro who’s always in position for the peak.
Example: “Josh must be using the force like Brobi Won Kenobi-he’s getting
every set wave.”
brobituary—A short description of an ex bro who went off and got married.
Example: “We miss you Chris. We knew Marie was taking you from us so we wrote
you this brobituary.”
bro-bono—Your lawyer bro who surfs and gives free legal advice.
Example: “Dude, I got in a fight with the lifeguards, and my lawyer bro Matt
Miller saw it all. He’s says he’ll represent me bro-bono.”
bro-bro—A super good bro.
Example: “Dude, Mike’s more than just my bro, he’s my bro-bro.”
broccasion—A bro’s birthday, anniversary, or special event.
Example: “Hell yeah, today is the second anniversary of Joel’s first
off-the-lip. It’s a total broccasion—let’s party.”
broceanographer—The bro who knows exactly when every swell is hitting and
from where.
Example: “According to our broceanographer Mark, the next South Swell is
reading eight feet at fifteen seconds at the offshore buoys—dude, let’s go
to Newps!”
Broceanside—The town where TransWorld SURF is based. Also a magnet for
transplants who import their bros.
Example: “I’m soo sick of Jacksonville’s flat surf. I think it’s time
we moved to Broceanside with our bro Joey.”
brocedure—A bro who has the same system of getting ready to surf.
Example: “Coffee, poo, and stretch-that’s Josh’s brocedure every
morning.”
brocrastinator—A bro who takes hours to pick you up to surf.
Example: “Whenever Doug says an hour it means two-he’s such a
brocrastinator.”
Broda—The older, wiser bro who’s always teaching younger bros a lesson.
Example: “Broda showed me how to use the force to do airs today.”
brodent—A bro who looks like a rat.
Example: “Chris is 30 years old and still looks like a rat-he’s a
brodent.”
brodependent—a bro who relies on other bros.
Example: “Charlie’s totally brodependent—he can’t go surfing without
one of his bros.”
brodephile—A bro that always hooks up with younger girls.
Example: “Chad is a professional lurker, he just cruises around lookin’ for
young footage like a brodephile.”
broducer—A bro who works in Hollywood.
Example: “Garrett like a Hollywood broducer-he can’t stop talking about the
set he’s working on.”
broduce—The veggies that bros eat.
Example: “I’m only eating lettuce this week-strictly broduce.”
broem—The stupid poems about surfing that bros send us.
Example: “Please no more broems bros.”
broexist—When bros don’t like each other, but surf the same spot.
Example: “Uh oh, Jason and John are out at Southside together, they’re
gonna have to broexist.”
brofanity—Naughty words used by a bro.
Example: “After Justin slammed he used a shitload of brofanity paddling back
out.”
brofessional: A bro who’s good enough to be pro.
Example: “Paul is so good and so bro-ish, he’s a bro-fessional.”
brofessor—A bro who teaches other bros about surfing.
Example: “Dude, Lags is teaching all those chicks how to surf like he’s a
brofessor.”
broffeur—The bro who chauffeurs other bros all the time.
Example: “Dude, that shred session wore me out. I can’t drive in this
condition—I better call my broffeur.”
broficient—A bro who knows a lot about surfing and being a bro.
Example: “Hey Charlie, you’re broficient in wax knowledge, what temperature
should I use?”
brofiling—When a bro is discriminated against for being a bro.
Example: “Dude, I think that cop was brofiling me—he saw the boards on my
Camaro and pulled me over.”
bro-getter—a bro who gets things done.
Example: “Gus is such a bro-getter. He cleans his house, washes his dogs, and
eats breakfast—all before the morning seshie.”
Brogi Bear—The bro who always steals your lunch.
Example: “All I know is that I came in from my sesh and one of my bros was
eating my lunch—he’s a total Brogi Bear.”
brogram—Plans made by a bro.
Example: “According to the brogram, we’re irie tree skating at three.”
brohemian—A bro who hangs out with an artistic crowd.
Example: “Dude, Pascal and Brendan are getting artsy-fartsy with their artist
friends—they’re being total brohemians.”
bro-ho—A chick who only hooks up with your bros.
Example: “Dude, Wednesday night Virginia was hooking up with my bro Sage, and
Thursday she was clutching onto my other bro Casey. Then, last night I went to
Club Puto and saw her trying to pick up on my best-bro Josh—she’s such a
bro-ho!”
broincidence—when you randomly run into one of your bros in a place you least
expect it.
Example: “Talk about broincedence! I was getting totally tubed at Grinder’s
in Indo when my bro Ratty paddled out and started yelling—I’d recognize
that hoot anywhere.”
broing pains—The bro who gets tired of being such a bro.
Example: “Bro, Andre must be going through broing pains. I saw him yesterday,
and instead of giving me a shaka, he shook my hand.”
broken-arm style: When someone surfs with their arm all broken.
Example: “Sage, tuck that arm in! You like you have a broken arm style.”
broker—A bro who’s always trying to sell you something.
Example: “Dude, Jamey tried selling me his old boogie board again-he’s such
a broker.”
brolemic—the bro who’s super skinny.
Example: “My bro Joel is a typical brolemic—he eats so much yet stays so
skinny.”
broletariat—Your “working class” friends.
Example: “Marc and the rest of the broletariat went to Taco Bell for
dinner.”
brolex—a bro who’s always on time.
Example: “Oh wow, man. I know it’s time to surf when I hear my brolex
knocking on my door.”
brolice—Cops that surf.
Example: “Uh oh, Officer Frank’s paddling over here cause I snaked that
longboarder.He thinks he’s the Brolice or something.”
broliferate—When after you come into some money, suddenly everyone’s your
friend.
Example: “Ever since I won the lottery, my friends have broliferated.”
broligamy—When a bro has more than one chick.
Example: “Wow, I wish Casey would give me one of his chicks—he’s a total
broligamist.”
broligarchy—When a small group of bros run a break.
Example: “Jason, Josh, and Sage think they have a Broligarchy—they told me
to leave the pier yesterday, and now I can’t rip there.”
broliterate—what your bro does to waves.
Example: “I dig watching my bro Willy surf. He rips so hard he practically
broliterates the wave.”
brollaborate—When two or more bros collaborate to create something.
Example: “Do you see that big airbrush scene of a wave on the side of my
house? Dude, my bros Aaron and Dwayne did that—it was a full-on
brollaboration.”
broller coaster—A bro who just pumps down the line and waves his arms.
Example: “Sage’s arms are waving down the line again—he’s a total
broller coaster.”
broller skater or brollerblader—A bro who likes to roller skate or fruitboot.
Example: “I was taking a walk down The Strand last night when I saw Swift
brollerblading—we never knew it, dude.”
bromance—Romance between bros.
Example: “It looks like there’s a little bit of bromance between Ryan and
Matt.”
bromancing the stone (Courtesy of J. Faris from San Diego) —The bro who only
wears Volcom.
Example: “Brad’s bromancing the stone—he’s rocking Volcom from head to
toe again.”
Bromer Pyle—A bro who joins the Marines.
Example: “Dupont’s so stoked. He just got stationed at Camp Pendleton in
San Diego and surfs every day like he’s Bromer Pyle or something!”
Brometheus—A bro who likes to play with fire.
Example: “Cheyne was playing bromethius when he lit his hair on fire.”
brommando—a bro who doesn’t wear underwear.
Example: “I’d totally give Pete a wedgie, but I can’t—he only goes
brommando.”
brommunication skills—A bro who says all the cool bro words.
Example: “Dude, we were street shreddin’ one day after an irie session and
we saw this full-on cement bank, so Shad and I pretended it was a super-gnarly
peak just chillin’ waiting for my slash—you know I just got totally radical
on it. How’s that for some gnarly brommunication skills?”
bromosome—When one bro inherits bro traits from his dad.
Example: “Big Tim and Little Tim are such bros—I bet they have
bromosomes!”
bromoter—The bro who always pushes his club on you.
Example: “Sam’s a total bromoter. He keeps trying to get me to go to the
Martini Ranch.”
broner—The bro who’s always excited.
Example: “Cote’s so frickin’ hyper, he’s like a human broner.”
bropane—Stinky bro gas.
Example: “Garrett’s bropane butt keeps stinking up the room.”
bropeller—A bro who throws his arms in circles when he surfs.
Example: “Hey Sage, turn the bropeller off next time you surf next to me—I
almost got hit.”
bropponent—When there’s a bro in your contest heat.
Example: “Uh-oh, Justin’s in my next heat, and he says he’s gonna rule
me—I hate surfing heats with a bropponent!”
brorangatang—Your bro with red hair.
Example: “Cheyne’s climbing trees again and acting like a
Brorangatang—throw an avocado at him.”
broronary—when your bro gets a little too excited.
Example: “Pete made it over the first set wave and nearly had a broronary
when he saw the second.”
brosaic—a room full of ethnically diverse bros.
Example: “Wow, I’ve never heard disco salsa mixed with rap before—this
party’s like a brosaic.”
Brosemite Sam-The bro who’s always screaming in the lineup while riding a
big-wave gun.
Example: “Willy paddled out at two-foot Swami’s and sat way outside yelling
at everyone like Brosemite Sam.”
broser—A dude who thinks he’s a bro.
Example: “Dude, you’re not my bro, you’re a broser.”
Broshevik—A bro from Russia.
Example: “My buddy Andre is a Broshevik—he says he used to surf in
Russia.”
Brosie O’Donnell—Your girlfriend who’s more like a bro.
Example: “I know Ronnie’s a chick, but she’s more like a bro—like
Brosie O’Donnell.”
Brosiris—The shoe company where a bunch of our bros work.
Example: “Dude, Luis is such a bro, he sent me a new pair of bright-orange
Brosiris Chad Knights—hell yeah!”
Bro-ski and Hutch: A bro and his sidekick who’s always hanging with him.
Example: “Hey, look! Here comes Bro-ski and Hutch.”
bro-ski: Just another bro.
Example: “Hey! What’s up, bro-ski?”
brossessive—The bro who won’t let you use his stick.
Example: “Dude, I tried to borrow one of M.B.’s boards and he got all
brossessive.”
brostal—When a bro snaps at other bros and tries to fight them.
Example: “Dude, Shad totally slid his skate out in front of Nolan, and Nolan
went brostal!”
Bro-stin Howell The Third: A bro who’s super rich.
Example: “Dude, take us out to lunch.We all know you’re a Bro-stin Howell
The Third.”
brotagonist—The bro who’s always trying to start conflicts with other bros.
Example: “Keith keeps harassing me about hooking up with J.J.’s ex-chick
last week—he was born a brotagonist.”
brotection—Your big bro who fights for you.
Example: “Dude, I totally snaked everyone at Pillbox ‘cause I had Miller
for brotection.”
brotege—The Grom who rips that always surfs with the older guys.
Example: Matt’s little brother rips, someday he’ll be pro. He’s a full
brotege.”
brotein—Anything bros eat after they surf.
Example: “I’m hungry, let’s go get some brotein at Taco Bell.”
brotential—a dude who has the potential of becoming a bro.
Example: “Dude, Josh’s slashes are getting way slashier—he’s showing a
lot of brotential.”
broteriety—A bro who does something bro-ish and gets a lot of notoriety for
it.
Example: “I can’t believe my bro Sage kissed that girl at school. Everyone
was talking about it—he got some broteriety or something.”
brotest—When bros take a stance.
Example: “Dude, Pete won’t run any photos of me—let’s create a
brotest.”
Bro-time --Hang-out time with the bros.
Example: “Tell the chicks to go home, it’s bro-time.”
brotivation—When a bro motivates you to do something.
Example: “Man, I’m tired. Where’s Brenden, I need some brotivation.”
brotographer—Your bro who shoots photos of you even though there are tons of
pros in the water.
Example: “Brian told me he got a killer layback slash photo of me at
Rocky’s, he’s like my own personal brotographer.”
brototype—The older brother of a young, upcoming bro.
“Chris’s surfing just like his older brototype Justin.”
broverthrow—When your bros take over a break.
Example: “We like, paddled out at Five-four’s and told all the dudes to
beat it because we were broverthrowing Newps.”
Brozac—Medication for guys who are too bro-ish.
Example: “Whoa, Brandy, you were ripping at the party last night—you need
some brozac.”
brozilians—Brazilian bros.
Example: “Flavio’s such a bro, he’s brozilian.”
Brozo The Clown—Your bro whose nose is red from drinking so much.
Example: “You can tell Chris has an alcohol problem he’s starting to look
and act like Brozo The Clown.”
brozone—A small area where bros congregate.
Example: “Dude, I drove up to D Street, and tons of bros were just hanging
out—it was like a brozone.”
C3Pbro—The bro who does everything his bros say.
Example: “Whenever I want to know what the waves are like, I ask my C3Pbro to
check them out.”
camelbro—When a wetsuit pulls your nutsack into something that resembles a
camel’s toe.
Example: “Don’t look at my nuts, man. I got camelbro!”
cardibro—The bro who exercises a lot.
Example: “Joel’s a total cardibro—he surfs, he jogs, and he loves to play
soccer.”
Chewbrocca—Your big, hairy bro who yells a lot and protects you.
Example: “I can snake anyone when my bro John’s out—he’s my
Chewbrocca.”
Christopher Brolumbus—A bro who travels around the world looking for new
breaks.
Example: “Sage thinks he just found a new point break called
Spengler’s—he’s like Christopher Brolumbus.”
closterbrobic—When someone’s confined to a small area with too many bros.
Example: “I was totally in an elevator at the trade show when a bunch of bros
crammed me in and I started feeling closterbrobic.”
cobrah—Getting snaked in the Islands.
Example: “Brah! Wot, you paddle out and take off on me? Wot, you a cobrah?”
combro—A guy who’s a friend and an industry bro.
Example: “Dude, Hefner’s my bro, but he also works at Billabong—he’s my
combro.”
computer brogrammer—Bros who spread the bro word through computers.
Example: “Tim created a virtual tube ride on his computer—he’s like a
full-on computer brogrammer.”
David Browie—Your friend who thinks he’s glam rock,
Example: “What’s up with Blair’s hair, it’s all styled like he’s
David Browie or something.”
dibromacy—the bro who’s a bro around the world.
Example: “Every WCT tour stop Presso stops at, he has tons of bros. He likes
to practice dibromacy.”
dingbro—An Aussie bro who’s always scavenging.
Example: “Mate, tell Wally to quit using me boards—I can’t stand that
dingbro.”
ebrola—A bro who’s always contagious and gets others sick.
Example: “Stay the hell away from me, Chris. You gave me the flu last
time—you’re an ebrola.”
ebrosion—When a bro’s broishness slowly fades away.
Example: “Dude, Josh used to totally stoke me out. Now I’m just bored
around him—I think it’s ebrosion.”
Edgar Allen Bro—A bro who thinks he’s a famous author.
Example: “Dude, Checky keeps writing those lame columns like he’s Edgar
Allen Bro or something.”
embrybro—A bro who looks super young.
Example: “My friend Dirt looks so young we call him embrybro.”
Encyclopedia Brotanica—The bro who knows it all when it comes to surfing.
Example: “I didn’t know who the 1976 World Champ was, so I referenced
Peter, my Encyclopedia Brotanica, and he knew.”
Evander Brolyfield—your bro who fights a lot.
Example: “Anytime Micah gets snaked he gets into a fight—he thinks he’s
Evander Brolyfield.”
Fidel Castbro—Your boss at work who always surfs your break.
Example: “Dude, I can’t surf Five -Four’s, Joel might catch me and act
like Fidel Castbro.”
exbrosure—When a bro gets a shot in the mag.
Example: “TransWorld’s number one when it comes to exbrosure.”
front-bro parking—The bro who always has the best parking spaces at surf
spots.
Example: “That guy’s like a valet driver—he always gets front-bro
parking.”
G.I.Bro—The bro who goes off and joins the Army.
Example: “Dude, I couldn’t believe it when I heard Jeremy joined the army.
Now he’s like totally stationed on Guam and getting good waves like a
G.I.Bro.”
God is my bropilot—something you tell one of your religious buddies when they
try to convert you.
Example: “Dude, I don’t need church, God is my bropilot!”
Grand Theft Autbro—your bro who just beat the every level of the video game,
Grand Theft Auto.”
Example: “Blair just called to inform me that he’s my new Grand Theft
Autbro.”
Hans Brolo—Your bro who rips and surfs by himself.
Example: “Have you seen Garth lately? He thinks he’s Hans Brolo—he’s
surfing Newps by himself.”
happy bro lucky—The bro who’s always stoked.
Example: “Pat’s so happy bro lucky he walks around like he’s drugs.”
hasbro—A bro who used to be cool, but isn’t anymore.
Example: “Aaron used to be such a bro, but now he’s just a hasbro.”
hermaphbrodite—your bro who is both a bro and a broette.
Example: “I knew Bert was a bro. I didn’t know he was a hermaphbrodite.”
hide and bro seek—a game your bro asks chicks to play with him.
Example: “Hey, little lady. How ‘bout we go back to my house for some hide
and bro seek?”
hobro—A bro who dresses like a hobo.
Example: “Wash your clothes, man. You look like a hobro.”
Hootie And The Brofish—A surfer and his bros who hoot nonstop in the lineup.
Example: “Damn, Charlie just got tubed and his bros are super stoked.Can’t
you hear the Hootie And The Brofish?”
Houston Astbro—A bro from Texas.
Example: “Bingo’s my Houston Astbro—he’s a Texan.”
inescapabro—When a bro always shows up and you can’t escape from him.
Example: “Oh, crap. Joe’s here again, he’s a full-on inescapabro.”
John MacEnbro—The bro who’s always getting pissed off for losing heats in
surf contests.
Example: “Dude, Marc fell on every wave in that heat, and now he’s throwing
rocks at the judges—he’s such a John MacEnbro.”
Julibro Iglesias—The bro who always sings in the water. Example: “Bennett
sings loves to sing in the water like he’s Julibro Iglesias.”
Jun bro—Your bro who tries to act Hawai‘ian.
Example: “Peter just threw me a shaka like he’s Jun Bro or something.”
Kool Bro Dee—A bro who thinks he’s a rapper.
Example: “Jason bought more gold, braided his hair, and raps about everything
he does—he’s like Kool Bro Dee.”
la vida broca—A bro who acts like he’s from the ghetto.
Example: “Oh no, Joe’s throwing gang signs every time he does an air—he
thinks he’s living La Vida Broca or something.”
Lorenzbro Llamas—The bro who thinks he’s gonna be a famous actor.
Example: “Why does Pascal keep going to those casting calls? He thinks he’s
Lorenzbro Llamas or something.”
M.V.B. (Most Valuable Bro) —The bro who’s best at being a bro.
Example: “You can tell Steve’s an M.V.B. by the way he bends his pinky on a
shaka.”
macabroni and cheese—the meal of choice for bros.
Example: “Oh wow, man! I just finished a killer sesh, have the munchies, and
no money left for dinner. I guess I’m eating macabroni and cheese tonight.”
Marlbro—A bro who smokes way too many cigarettes.
Example: “Geez, man—you stink! What are you, a marlbro?”
marshmellbro—A bro that’s fat, as in overweight.
Example: “Mike’s my one big friend, you know, the marshmellbro.”
Mean Bro Green—The extra-large bro who’s mean to everyone in the lineup.
Example: “Why’s that big guy on the longboard groaning at me? Who’s he
think he is, Mean Bro Green?”
Miracle Bro—The bro who adds on more and more weight.
Example: “Is it me, or does it look like Blair’s getting fatter? He must be
eating Miracle Bro.”
Mount Brolympus—A ski resort where all the bros hang out.
Example: “Dude, Snow Summit got three inches last night, and all the bros are
ripping—it’s Mount Brolympus.”
need to bro information—Information only for the bros.
Example: “I’d totally tell you where the best pools for skating are, but
that’s need to bro information.”
Occylupbro—Your bro who thinks he surfs like Occy.
Example: “That goofyfoot Trevo thinks his turns are as powerful as
Occy’s—he’s an Occylupbro.”
Owe-bro—When a bro owes you some money.
Example: “Man, you owe me so much money. From now on, you’re my owe-bro.”
Pinocchibro—the bro who lies a lot.
Example: “Checky is a full-on Pinocchibro. He told me he got a ten-second
tube at the pier this morning.”
police brotality—When cops abuse bros.
Example: “All I said was, ‘Yeah, guy!’ to that cop, and the next thing I
knew, he was beating me—total police brotality.”
Rambro—A bro who gets super aggressive in the lineup.
Example: “Dude, Sherman paddled around me again and got the wave of the day.
He’s such a Rambro!”
rebroduce—When a bro reproduces to create another bro.
Example: “Marc and Stacy just had a boy—I had no idea he was gonna
rebroduce.”
Russell Bro—Your Aussie bro who wants to be an actor.
Example: “Ah mate, Kingy’s taking acting classes again. He’s trying to
move to Sydney to become Russell Bro.”
Santa Barbro—A bro from Santa Barbara, California.
Example: “My friend Aaron is a Santa Barbro.”
sepbro—An Aussie’s American bro.
Example: “Mate, I know he’s a seppo, but he’s me bro—he’s me
sepbro.”
Shaquille Bro’Neill—Your bro who’s really tall.
Example: “Who’s that tall guy doing airs on the 6’8”, he looks like
Shaquille Bro’Neill.”
Sonny Brono—A bro who’s short.
Example: “This board’s a five-six with a red, yellow, and green
airbrush—it must belong to Sonny Brono.”
sterebro—Two bros who always hang out and talk like each other at the same
time.
Example: “Ryan and Matt are always together, they’re full-on sterebros.”
tae kwon bro—Self-defense method used by bros.
Example: “Go ahead, dude, I know tae kwon bro. Come one step farther and
I’ll slash you with my under-the-lip tubular kick.” tail shred to me,
bro.”
those in the bro—Bros who know what’s going on. Example: “Dude, where the
parties at tonight? Better call those in the bro.”
Tokybro—your bro from Japan.
Example: “My friend Mio is so cool—he’s my Tokybro.”
Tom Brokaw—your bro who’s up on all the news.
Example: “My friend Jim just told me that Saddam Hussein is a f—ker. He’s
such a Tom Brokaw.”
touch and bro—When bros play naughty games with each other.
Example: “Instead of playing hide the salami, Chris played touch and bro with
Brendan.”
U.F.Bro—A bro who shows up unidentified.
Example: “Do you know that bro? I don’t—he must be a U.F.Bro.”
Vincent Van Bro—A bro who’s an artist.
Example: “Dylan’s getting all artsy-fartsy like Vincent Van Bro.”
Yeabro—A dude who answers every question with “Yeah, bro!”
Example: “Don’t ask Beau anything. He’s such a yeabro, you can’t get a
straight answer out of him.”
Zebrah—Guys who wear too much flourescent in the water.
Example: “Wot, photographas mus be on da beach. Lookit all da zebrahs.”