broski

English

Alternative forms

• brosky, broskie

Etymology

From bro (“brother”) +‎ -ski, from Polish -ski or Russian -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹoʊ̯skiː/
• Rhymes: -əʊski

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

broski (plural broskis)

1. (slang, term of address) A trusted male friend.

   Synonym: dudeski

   Hey broski, what's good?

   • 2010, Connor Pritchard, Dominic Russo, The Party Bible: The Good Book for Great Times, Avon, M.A.: Adams Media, →ISBN, page 53:

     A typical bachelor party might go something like this: "Hey Broskis, let's get our matching striped shirts pressed, put on our jeans with button back pockets, goop the shit out of our hair, and go to a totally overpriced straddle academy for the worst case of blue balls ever. . . Then we can all brag to each other about how we guarantee our stripper is going to call us when she gets off her shift."

   • 2018 January 19, “God's Plan”‎^[1]performed by Drake:

     Imagine if I never met the broskis

   • 2018 November 10, “Chug Jug With You”‎^[2]:

     He said hey broski / you got some heals and a shield pot

2. (slang, endearing, term of address, uncommon) A Polish person.
   • 2014, Anya Lipska, Death Can't Take a Joke, London: The Friday Project, →ISBN, page 184:

     Good to hear your voice, broski.'

   • 2023 October 4, u/lth94, “European Map According to me”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/2westerneurope4u, archived from the original on 18 January 2024:

     Careful friend, Poland is the next gigachad of Europe. ¶ I for one welcome our new polish overlords. Welcome broskis

Related terms

• brewski
• buttinski
• offski
• Russki

 

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