bromance
[ broh-mans, broh-mans ]
nounInformal.
a friendship between two men that is close but does not involve sex (usually used facetiously).
Origin of bromance
1First recorded in 2000-05; bro + (ro)mance1
Other words from bromance
- bro·man·tic, adjective
- See also bromosexual.
Words Nearby bromance
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How to use bromance in a sentence
The bromance between the Russian president and the billionaire ex-prime minister of Italy goes way back.
Was Putin’s Midnight Visit to Berlusconi About Bunga Bunga? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was asked what he thought about your “bromance” and he said, “White men love their bromances, man.”
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs | Kevin Fallon | June 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe two men have what could be called a bromance, a description that Norquist embraces.
Ralph Nader and Grover Norquist: Washington’s Most Unlikely Bromance | Eleanor Clift | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe face-to-face, the things, the bromance … … That amazing scene where you fire off your gun in the air out of frustration.
Keanu Reeves on ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ ‘Bill & Ted’ & ‘Point Break’ | Marlow Stern | September 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is a man and his mentor, people who could almost pass as friends—perhaps even as two parties in a bromance.
Mads Mikkelsen On Playing the Tasty New Hannibal Lecter | Kevin Fallon | April 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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