Ladybro

Origin

lady + bro

Full definition of ladybro

Noun

1. (slang) A female comrade or friend.
• 2011, Jaclyn Tersigni, "Why is GQ's 'Bro of the Year' wearing lingerie?", The Globe and Mail, 22 November 2011: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, Ruby Mahoney, "feminist of the week: kat muscat", Lip, 16 July 2012:It doesn’t make sense that bros get paid more than ladybros for the same job.
• 2012, Angela Clarke, "Blonde's Eye View: What are you reading?", Wharf, 31 October 2012: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.

Synonyms

• sister