brocon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ブラコン (burakon), from ブラザーコンプレックス (burazā konpurekkusu), itself borrowed from English brother complex. By surface analysis, bro (“brother”) +‎ -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹəʊ.kɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹoʊ.kɑn/

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• Rhymes: -əʊkɒn
• Hyphenation: bro‧con

Noun

brocon (countable and uncountable, plural brocons)

1. (Japanese fiction, uncountable) Strong attachment or attraction to one's own brother.
   • 2006 March 26, Abraham Evangelista, “Re:Protecting the Children at anime cons”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Heck, it's not too hard to find incest themes in non-H these days. Bro/Siscon relationships date back even before the seminal "Revolutionar [sic] Girl Utena", and still crop up in today's harem styled shows like "Sister Princess", and the still hilarious "Majikano".

2. (Japanese fiction, countable) A person with such an attachment or attraction.

Coordinate terms

• siscon