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Is "bro" replacing "dude" in common vernacular (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 month ago by doublepepperoni@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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Everybody's going bro this and bruh that, but you're not my brother, dude ๐Ÿ˜’

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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[โ€“] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago

I feel dude has kind of taken on the role that "buddy" has/had. More negative, provoking even, sometimes also scolding. Meanwhile bro seems to be a tinge more affectionate. Idk that's just how I perceive it