brolationship

English

Etymology

Blend of bro (“male comrade or friend”) +‎ relationship.

Noun

brolationship (plural brolationships)

1. (slang) The camaraderie or bond between male friends.
   • 2013 February 12, Patrick Nguyen, “Bromance, Bro”, in The Lighthouse, University of Alberta, page 5:

     Dudes in a brolationship share more feelings with each other than with their girlfriends.

   • 2017, Jensen Abhau, The Chronicles of the Toilet Ghost, unnumbered page:

     This is Jensen, one of Jordan's best friends. They live two houses apart. They both do the same things: they sleep, eat, and cause trouble. And their brolationship has never been broken.

   • 2018, Sergio Pereira, The Not-So-Grim Reaper, unnumbered page:

     “I think this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful brolationship.”

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

Synonyms

• bromance

Translations

camaraderie or bond between male friends

• Portuguese: broderagem f (Brazil)