---
title: "bro · GenZ Decoded"
description: "bro: A casual term of address for a friend, used regardless of gender. Example: \"Thanks for the ride, bro.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
url: "https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bro/"
lang: "en"
image: "https://genzdecoded.com/og/default.jpg"
alternates:
  es: "https://genzdecoded.com/es/diccionario/bro.md"
---

# bro

Gen Z[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** A casual term of address for a friend, used regardless of gender.

See it in a sentence

Thanks for the ride, bro.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    bro,[blud](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blud/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    [dude](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dude/),[homie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/homie/)

- Boomer

    [man](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/man/)

- Plain English

    casual term of address for a friend, used regardless of gender

// the shop [Shop LOST IN TRANSLATION shirts and hoodies for families who speak two kinds of slang](https://genzdecoded.com/shop/)

## Related slang

- [boujee](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boujee/): Fancy, luxurious, or high-class.
- [brat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/brat/): A confident, self-possessed, non-conforming person; a reclaimed positive label.
- [bruhv](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bruhv/): A variant of "bruv" or "bruh", meaning a friend or mate.
- [bye chat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bye-chat/): A joking sign-off modeled on streamer language.

[Back to the A–Z dictionary](https://genzdecoded.com/glossary/)[Open the translator](https://genzdecoded.com/translate/)