# Where did the "Bro" stuff come from?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-bro-stuff-come-from/607869 "2011-12-30T20:14:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Miss\_Gnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_gnomer/32/3466_2.png) [@Miss\_Gnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gnomer)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-bro-stuff-come-from/607869/21 "2012-01-03T19:03:51Z")

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In Australia my impression is that it is linked to Mauri New Zealanders … obviously used very differently than in other cultures as demonstrated above!

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