bromance

[ broh-mans, broh-mans ]

/ ˈbroʊ mæns, broʊˈmæns /

a friendship between two men that is close but does not involve sex (usually used facetiously).

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First recorded in 2000-05; bro + (ro)mance¹

bro·man·tic, adjective

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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
This 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|DAILY BEAST

Samantha Bee ... investigated how exactly women in combat would disrupt the bromance, the “military bro-hesion.”
Women in Combat: A Debate that Deserves More than Giggles|David Frum|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST