debate bro

English

Ian Kochinski, also known as Vaush, a left-wing political YouTuber who rose to prominence as a (described and self-proclaimed) debate bro (sense 1).

Noun

debate bro (plural debate bros)

(usually derogatory, Internet slang) A male streamer who often engages in heated public political debates.
- 2022 December 5, Shark3ozero, quoting Shark3ozero, 0:20 from the start, in The Most Racist Anime AI Generator EVER‎^[1]:
  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?

Usage notes

While usage of the term as a derogative is more common among people not in this community, it is still very common to refer to people such as this as debate bros non-derogatorily, and many among the debate bro community use the title to distinguish their community from other (especially left-wing) communities.

Synonyms

debatelord