bromance

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbɹoʊmæns/
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/ˈbɹoʊmæns/ · /ˈbɹəʊmæns/

Definition of bromance

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, slang, uncountable)A close but nonsexual relationship between two or more men.
    “Bromance—Romance between bros. Example: ‘It looks like there's a bit of bromance between Ryan and Matt.’”
    “The letter was pure puffery, probably written by some clerk in North Korea's agitprop bureau, but Trump loved it. This was the beginning of the Trump-Kim bromance.”

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Etymology

Blend of bro + romance. Coined by American editor Dave Carnie in the 1990s as part of an article for the skateboard magazine Big Brother to refer specifically to the sort of relationships that develop between skaters who spent a great deal of time together.

Anagrams of bromance

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3-letter words

55 words

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