"bro"

[Christopher Sundita]

>>From the context given, it doesn't seem derogatory to me.

Though, I also want to add that in Philippine English, "brother" is shortened to "brod." From what I can tell, it's usually used in reference to a fraternity brother or (I think) someone you graduated from college/high school with.

--Chris Sundita



On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Bill and Donna Davis wrote:

> Wolfgang and all..
>
> It would be interesting to get more documentation of that use of
> English "bro" you have heard in NZ. It is used elsewhere? Is this an
> emerging sense which is different from the more widely-known usage or
> casual intimacy? Is it restricted at all (e.g. age-related or
> regional)? Is it specifically racist in some way? I also wonder if the
> word "bro" itself is derogatory even in that situation or is the
> negatively more in the implicit attitude of the speaker? For example,
> someone might make the same statement about the homeless in Los
> Angeles, saying, "Look at those dudes," but the word "dude" would not
> necessarily be derogatory.


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