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Meaning of brogrammer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A male programmer who acts like and has the interests of a frat boy, defying stereotypical conceptions of programmers as shy and nerdy.

slang

Examples

“At Santa Monica (Calif.)-based Gravity, engineering director Jim Plush is referred to as theresident brogrammerand has affixed his computer monitor to a treadmill so he can exercise two to three hours a day while programming.”
“It started with the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. Then came geek chic. Now, "brogrammers" — computer programmers with frat house sensibilitiesare hitting the scene.”
Experts have pointed to Silicon Valley's "brogrammer" culture and a lack of female role models as contributing to the problembut women are managing to make huge contributions to the field anyway.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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