Could “Bro Country” Be Added To The Dictionary?

Bro country is in the dictionary.

Cambridge defines bro-country as, “A sub-genre of country music sung by young men, featuring songs with macho themes such as trucks, drinking and partying.” Cambridge does not officially add words to the dictionary unless they have demonstrated staying power.

Taste of Country reported yesterday that the fine folks over at the Cambridge Dictionary New Word Blog have recognized bro-country as a new word.

They wrote:

bro-country [noun] a sub-genre of country music sung by young white men, featuring songs with macho themes such as trucks, drinking, and partying

[A] celebration of […] life that features trucks, beer and scantily clad women as the must-have accessories. The young country duo Maddie & Tae aren’t fans of the third element in the ‘bro-country’ trinity.

[NPR: All Things Considered (news, politics and culture) 25 July 2014]

 

I guess Bro Country will be joining words like selfie, YOLO, and Bae in the dictionary.