BroTP

English

Alternative forms

• BrOTP, BROTP, brotp

Etymology

Blend of bro (“male comrade or friend”) +‎ OTP (“one true pairing”).

Noun

BroTP (plural BroTPs)

1. (fandom slang) A platonic relationship between two characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
   • 2015, Sam Maggs, The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks‎^[1], page 31:

     "Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers are adorbs together as friends, but I'd never ship them — total BROTP."

   • 2016, Bethany A. Scettrini, "Fan Responses to Orphan Black and The 100 via Blogs, Fan Fiction, and Ship Wars", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 51:

     BROTPs and OT3s (shipping three characters in a polyamorous relationship) abound.

   • 2019, Star, "Fixing What Shouldn't Be Broken", Lemon, page 14:

     Being in a fandom means that we willingly signed on to watch as our—soon-to-be — favorite character(s) die, as we find out our OTP may never truly get to be happy, or that our BroTP will always be at odds.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:BroTP.