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bromance

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[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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Etymology

Origin of bromance

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

Example Sentences

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CHARAN: Bromance derived from two historic characters, legends.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023

And so there was perhaps a whiff of skepticism that Le Bromance could endure.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Soon, he would co-found trendsetting label Bromance, a home for his and his contemporaries’ club-ready techno — ever so slightly more subtle and with more soul.

From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2018

And yet, that's what makes their Fairy Tale Bromance so alluring -- especially to a moviegoing audience of Camerons who always wanted the friendship of the Ferrises.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2011

They pre-date Animal House and continue to show up in pop culture in MTV series like Jackass and Bromance and in movies like I Love You, Man and The Hangover.

From Time • Jun. 17, 2010

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