ladybro

English

Etymology

From lady +‎ bro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ladybro (plural ladybros)

1. (slang) A female comrade or friend.
   • 2011 November 22, Jaclyn Tersigni, “Why is GQ's 'Bro of the Year' wearing lingerie?”, in The Globe and Mail:

     Leaving feminist blog Jezebel to declare: “I have a dream that one day ladies can be considered ladybros without having to show their ladylumps.”

   • 2012 July 16, Ruby Mahoney, “feminist of the week: kat muscat”, in Lip:

     It doesn’t make sense that bros get paid more than ladybros for the same job.

   • 2012 October 31, Angela Clarke, “Blonde's Eye View: What are you reading?”, in Wharf:

     I can forgive ladybros, who were reared on a diet of sassy women's magazines and Sex And The City clichés, for succumbing to titles like Men Are From Uranus and Become a Man Whisperer.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ladybro.

Synonyms

• broette, brosephine, dudette, sister

Anagrams

• Bolyard, broadly, lardboy