Someone broke down the history of the word Bro on quora. Pretty interesting:
http://www.quora.com/When-did-the-term-b...me-popular
It's been used since the 1600s in England. But only began being used in the contemporary sense since the 60s when black dudes started using it. It was sort of a more polite version of "mah nigga". Now it's a synonym of "douchebag".
http://www.quora.com/When-did-the-term-b...me-popular
It's been used since the 1600s in England. But only began being used in the contemporary sense since the 60s when black dudes started using it. It was sort of a more polite version of "mah nigga". Now it's a synonym of "douchebag".