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Everybody's going bro this and bruh that, but you're not my brother, dude 😒

It's not like either word is new but I feel like "bro" and variations like bruh or brah have become way more commonly used in the last decade among younger people as a term of address in contexts where I would have just said dude

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[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I feel like “bro” is used far more than “dude” ever was.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Dude, bro. No.

Lol depends on the time period. Dude was huuuuge during the 80s and 90s.

[–] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I loved the show Hey, Dude as a kid

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Same, but it's all a blur, tbh.chomsky-yes-honey

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Geography as well. Maybe dude was big in the USA. That just occurred to me.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I’m from the UK. We’ve said it for as long as I can remember, but mate is way more common.

Edit; amongst numerous others.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have fond memories of my elementary school teacher in the 80's (northeast US) getting absolutely enraged anytime someone in our class said Dude. And she would respond with "frothingfash A DUDE IS THE FIRST HAIR ON AN ELEPHANT'S ASS!" and we loved it. hahaha

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This has just reminded me…I called a manger “dude” in a Christmas Day text, years ago. He went on a massive rant about it the following year.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Lol about the elephant hair thing? Or just about dude?

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Me calling him dude. It was something like “happy Christmas dude, hope you have a great day”, so he bore that grudge until at least the 2nd of January, and went on a rant at me.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

Lol total dude move. soviet-playful

[–] erik@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's just because I have a child that will not stop using "bro", but I agree. I don't recall using "dude" in nearly this level of frequency, even as a huge fan of mutant turtles of the teenage variety.

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Where do you live if you don’t mind me asking? Dude was a thing in the U.K., but not that much.

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, since it is being used in a different way now. Bro used to be almost entirely aimed at the person you were talking to whereas dude was more general. Bro as an exclamation of disbelief/disappointment has also taken over from dude.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you can have a "certified bruh moment" with zero men involved.

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Plenty of women have been called "dude" and called each other "dude" back in the day too.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This has always been one of the funniest things in my queer trans spaces. Some fem or enby folks absolutely do not want to be dude and some are insulted that you won't dude them. It just depends on the person.

As it is with most things, try to tread lightly until you get a feel for the person and can ask them directly or hear directly how they're okay being referred to. I try not to dude people unless I'm sure they're okay with or want to be dude-ed