What Does This Mean?
French familiar form of « frère », literally a little brother, used affectionately between friends as a way of addressing a close male friend, in the sense of "bro" (« merci frérot »). This entry is for the friendly address; the dictionary sense of a younger brother is the older, general meaning, and the youth-slang use is documented only through that sense.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"« Merci frérot, t'as assuré sur ce coup », lui a dit son ami."
LORE & ORIGIN
Wiktionnaire records « frérot » as derived from « frère » with the suffix -ot, dated to the 16th century, with the familiar and affectionate meaning of a younger brother and the variant spelling « fréro ». It also lists a pejorative regional sense in Algeria. The sources consulted do not separately document the friend-address sense or date it, so the "bro" use is described here as an extension of the affectionate meaning.
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