bromance

American  

[broh-mans, broh-mans] / ˈbroʊ mæns, broʊˈmæns /

noun

Informal.

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

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Other Word Forms

• bromantic adjective

Etymology

Origin of bromance

First recorded in 2000-05; bro + (ro)mance ¹

Example Sentences

The bros have rekindled their bromance after their spectacular breakup last spring.

From MarketWatch

As long as J.D.’s daydreams and goofy bromance with Turk remain, I’m all in.

From Los Angeles Times

That comedy, set in the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, will reprise the bromance between Zach Braff and Donald Faison’s characters, which the pair recreated recently in T-Mobile commercials.

From Los Angeles Times

For the two men the exchange was just the latest in a strange bromance that has deepened in equally beneficial ways as June’s World Cup has drawn closer.

From Los Angeles Times

The relationships start from the top as the budding bromance between Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves has gone viral enough to warrant fascination even in Slovenia, where a reporter came from to ask Reaves whether he had plans to visit Doncic’s home country.

From Los Angeles Times