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Word of the Day: Bromance
16 commentsbro⋅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
