brogrammer
brogrammer noun: a male programmer who acts like and has the interests of a frat boy, defying stereotypical conceptions of programmers as shy and nerdy.
Noun
brogrammer (plural brogrammers)
- A male programmer who acts like and has the interests of a frat boy, defying stereotypical conceptions of programmers as shy and nerdy.
- At Santa Monica (Calif.)-based Gravity, engineering director Jim Plush is referred to as the “resident brogrammer” and has affixed his computer monitor to a treadmill so he can exercise two to three hours a day while programming.2012 March 1, Douglas MacMillan, “The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'”, in Bloomberg Businessweek
- It started with the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. Then came geek chic. Now, "brogrammers" — computer programmers with frat house sensibilities — are hitting the scene.2012 April 12, Haya El Nasser, “Geek chic: 'Brogrammer?' Now, that's hot”, in USA Today
Forms of brogrammer
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Origin of brogrammer
Blend of bro + programmer.
Questions about brogrammer
- What does brogrammer mean?
- Brogrammer means a male programmer who acts like and has the interests of a frat boy, defying stereotypical conceptions of programmers as shy and nerdy.
- What part of speech is brogrammer?
- Brogrammer is a noun.
- What is the plural of brogrammer?
- The plural of brogrammer is brogrammers.
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