Definitions
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- noun A close but non-sexual relationship between two men, a form of
homosocial intimacy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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After receiving three Emmy nominations, five Golden Globe nominations for best comedy series and praise for its unique portrayal of male friendships before the term "bromance" even entered the vernacular, Entourage has gone from awards bait to a punch line on CollegeHumor.com.
Entourage Creator Doug Ellin on the End, the Backlash and When Fans Can Expect a Movie 2011
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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The term "bromance" could have been created to describe the great chemistry they show here.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: One Of The Greatest "Guy" Movies Of All Time Michael Giltz 2011
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While the term bromance could be seen as emasculating, much of it is based around the very manly concept of pals before gals.
john commented on the word bromance
“The prevalence of boys’ nonromantic hugging (especially of other boys) is most striking to adults. Experts say that over the last generation, boys have become more comfortable expressing emotion, as embodied by the MTV show “Bromance,” which is now a widely used term for affection between straight male friends.”
The New York Times, For Teenagers, Hello Means ‘How About a Hug?’, by Sarah Kershaw, May 27, 2009
May 28, 2009
ramsler commented on the word bromance
"Learning to cope when the bromance is gone." Title of movie review of the film, "Greenberg". "If the past few years in cinema have celebrated the joys of bromance, it's only fitting that the next logical step would be the male breakup movie. (Washington Post, March 26, 2010).
March 28, 2010
etmlbristol commented on the word bromance
Bromance
(noun)
1. The complicated love and affection between two straight males.
2. A non-sexual relationship between two unusually close guys
The modern nature and circumstances of bromance are what separate it from more general homosocial practices and historic romantic friendships.
Aristotle’s classical description of friendship is the prototype of bromance. He wrote around 300 BC, “It is those who desire the good of their friends for the friends' sake that are most truly friends, because each loves the other for what he is, and not for any incidental quality."
portmanteau of “bro” or “brother,” and “romance.”
Attestation:
1. Yesterday i saw my kr schoolmates sharing an umbrella lol cute bromance XDDD
(bbulmon93 on Twitter) http://twitter.com/bbulmon93/statuses/18515667836
2. Drake and Josh, best bromance ever!
(PPENOLOPEEE on Twitter) http://twitter.com/PPENELOPEEE/statuses/18507676482
3. Bromance is in the air <3
(terminalplague on Twitter) http://twitter.com/terminalplague/statuses/18507831395
Citations:
1. http://twitter.com/bbulmon93/statuses/18515667836
2. http://twitter.com/PPENELOPEEE/statuses/18507676482
3. http://twitter.com/terminalplague/statuses/18507831395
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromance
5. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bromance
July 14, 2010