"Eskimo brothers" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Eskimo brothers.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Ultimately unknown, but various theories exist. Modern usage was popularized by American television show The League; the term itself likely stems from a misinterpretation or invented hoax about some Inuit and Aleutian peoples' cultural practices of polygamy and polyamory, especially among married women and their male guests. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Eskimo brothers pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) Men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman. Tags: derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang, sometimes Translations (men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman): hulbror [singular] (Danish), Lochbruder [masculine, singular] (German), Lochschwager [masculine, singular] (German), kviðmágur [masculine, singular] (Icelandic), buksvoger [masculine, singular] (Norwegian Bokmål), buksvåger [singular] (Swedish), buksvägerska [feminine, singular] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Eskimo_brothers-en-noun-xpBrA4Fl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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