Bromance
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A [non-sexual] [relationship] between two men that are unusually close.
-verb -mans-ing
The act of wooing a fellow male friend for the purpose of becoming closer.
Going to unusual lengths in an attempt to become closer with another male friend.also: Bromancing the Stone
The act of truly and thoroughly enjoying the process of getting and/or being high/stoned.
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].
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A close relationship between two bros to such a point where they start to seem like a couple.
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The relationship between two straight guys. They enjoy each others company and even though they may constantly joke about being gay they are not.
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a highly formed friendship between male friends, or bros.
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(N) The intense complicated love shared between two heterosexual males that consists of but not limited to wrestling, numerous man-dates, and tons of other stories that will only remain between the two.
Also a form of male bonding to such a point where they start to seem like a couple.
This bond is normally only shared between two males that have a deeper understanding of each other, in a way no woman could ever realize. -
Bromance
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A strictly non-sexual relationship between two completely heterosexual men that are close and enjoy eachothers company but still enjoy the company of women.
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What House and Wilson or George Clooney and Brad Pitt have.
Dating back to Plato and Socrates, a close but non-sexual relationship between two men. The whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts.
To girls this means, George Clooney Brad Pitt>George Clooney or Brad Pitt
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when two guys have a very close bond, to the point where they act like a couple, except that they are both straight. Signs of a bromance include, but are not limited to: knowing what the other is thinking, hanging out 27/7, hugging, extensive high-fiving, and sharing clothes. Some famous examples include Sherlock Holmes and Watson, and Captain Kirk and Spock.
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-noun
A [non-sexual] [relationship] between two men that are unusually close.
-verb -mans-ing
The act of wooing a fellow male friend for the purpose of becoming closer.
Going to unusual lengths in an attempt to become closer with another male friend.also: Bromancing the Stone
The act of truly and thoroughly enjoying the process of getting and/or being high/stoned.
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].
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Noun- An intense and extreme non-sexual bond between two straight males. Said to be a “deep emotional bond” that no woman could satisfy.
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