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Word of the Day: Bromance
Entry Feed Trackbackbro⋅mance — /n., broʊˈmæns, ˈbroʊmæns; [n., broh-mans, broh-mans] [source]
-noun
1. A non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close.
-verb -mans-ing
1. The act of wooing a fellow male friend for the purpose of becoming closer.
2. Going to unusual lengths in an attempt to become closer with another male friend.
Provenance/Origin: “Bromance” is a portmanteau of the two words “brother” and “romance”. Originally coined by author/editor Dave Carnie in “Big Brother Magazine.” Big Brother was a sort of R rated skateboarding/skate culture magazine that was eventually purchased by Larry Flynt’s Hustler conglomerate and consequently taken out of circulation due to unsatisfactory sales performance. Carnie used the word on several occasions to describe relationships between skate-buddies who spent a lot of time together and/or shared hotel rooms on every tour/skate road trip.
Usage:
-As a noun: “Dude, those two guys spend so much time together. They are having quite the bromance.”
-As a verb: “Andy has been treating Victor to every meal and cover charge for a month now. It’s obvious that he is trying to bromance him.”
Popular references:
Ryan Seacrest in an interview with TV Guide: “I’ve advocated for years that it’s OK for dudes to do things together. I’m fine going to the spa and getting massaged with my buddy. I quite like it.” [source]
I heard too that even Tom Cruise and David Beckham are being rumored to be a “bromance” item, as well as Zac Efron and Leonardo di Caprio.
Hmmmm… I would suppose some of you would be able to churn out local celeb “bromance” items… :p
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Thanks for the link… local bromance like P___ and S__ ?
Tyrone at Dec 29, 08 at 12:31 am
sino pa ba kundi si
SAM and PIOLO
&
Victor Basa and Jake Cuenca
BROMANCE! cool word dude!
Rain at Dec 29, 08 at 1:26 am
OMG, was i surprised to see MGG back! I thought wala na talaga at nag-TNT ka na sa CA. Welcome back Migs! Such a nice gift, really.
rustcell at Dec 29, 08 at 3:22 am
Haha been exposed to using this word for quite a while already. Good job.
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Gino at Dec 29, 08 at 2:11 pm
Love it, bromance…
mightymikee at Dec 29, 08 at 2:21 pm
So 2 years ago…
Bwahaha at Dec 30, 08 at 8:35 am
And your point being…?
migs at Dec 30, 08 at 11:43 am
MIGS,
IM SO GLAD YOU ARE BACK!!!!!!! YOU ALWAYS MAKE MY DAY! KUDOS!!
Joseph Nuke at Dec 30, 08 at 6:35 pm
Sam and Piolo not bromance. Romance talaga ang dalawang yun magkamukha na nga sila eh in fairview
rommel at Dec 31, 08 at 8:56 am
Of course Seacrest would like nothing more than that word to be widespread, he’s producing a reality show with the same title for MTV starring the luscious Brody Jenner (son of Olympian Bruce Jenner). Kakalabas lang so he needs all the publicity he can get. P.R. n’ya lang ‘yan ‘no. Huwag kumagat!
rustcell at Dec 31, 08 at 12:23 pm
am always hearing it from E! and Daily 10. and from ‘The Hill’s’ Brody Jenner and his Bud (forgot the name)
kalachuchi at Jan 1, 09 at 8:22 pm
Ganun ba. I thought this was something new.
shinji at Jan 3, 09 at 8:21 pm
I’ve heard this word on gossip girl…
twisted_angel at Jan 11, 09 at 1:05 am
Haha, bromance.
for some reason it sounds really gay to me.
when they started that brody genner show
bromance i was just like, how gay. LOL
i guess things really does change through time,
people are more open minded and liberated now if
that’s the right word, if straight girls can
chill together why cant straight fags i mean guys
do chill together diba?
JEREMi at Jan 23, 09 at 4:32 pm
hahaha thats nothing unusual, now adays. Seems thats a new term, but being what it means is usual in general. hahaha
Hugz at Jul 5, 09 at 3:15 pm
tanong ko lang, si ryan seacrest, diba cya ung host ng American Idol? correct me if am wrong… i seldomly watch kasi AI eh. busy lang sa work hehehe
Hugz at Jul 5, 09 at 3:16 pm