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debate bro

debate bro noun: a male streamer who often engages in heated public political debates.

Noun

debate bro (plural debate bros)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, usually) A male streamer who often engages in heated public political debates.
    • So, the other day, I was just chilling, vibing, minding by own business online, and I got a little notification on my bird app account, and I took a look. It was from a follower and it was like 'AI generated debate bros', okay?2022 December 5, Shark3ozero, quoting Shark3ozero, 0:20 from the start, in The Most Racist Anime AI Generator EVER
    • Destiny’s and JonTron’s antipathetic discoursing reproduce hegemonic gamer subjectivity as a self-fulfilling prophecy. Their behavior exemplifies an argumentative style that has accrued such infamy that it has earned a telling moniker: “Debate bros,” named for their hyper-masculine, quick-witted...[2024 November 3, Reed Van Schenck, “Gamer publics: live-stream debate networks and the mediation of argument in the digital attention economy”, in Argumentation and Advocacy, →DOI, →ISSN, retrieved...
    Synonyms:
    debatelord

Synonyms of debate bro

Forms of debate bro

pluraldebate bros

Questions about debate bro

What does debate bro mean?
Debate bro means a male streamer who often engages in heated public political debates.
What part of speech is debate bro?
Debate bro is a noun.
What is the plural of debate bro?
The plural of debate bro is debate bros.

Words near debate bro in the dictionary

  1. debatable
  2. debatableness
  3. debatables
  4. debatably
  5. debate
  6. debate bro
  7. debate bros
  8. debateable
  9. debated
  10. debatedly
  11. debateful

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