"bromance" meaning in English

See bromance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹoʊmæns/ [General-American], /ˈbɹəʊmæns/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-bromance.ogg Forms: bromances [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊmæns Etymology: Blend of bro + romance. Coined by American editor Dave Carnie 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. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bro|romance}} Blend of bro + romance, {{coinage|en|Dave Carnie|in=1990s|nat=American|nobycat=1|occ=editor}} Coined by American editor Dave Carnie 1990s Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bromance (countable and uncountable, plural bromances)
  1. (informal) A close but non-sexual relationship between men. Wikipedia link: Big Brother (magazine), bromance Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Friendship, Male Synonyms: brolationship, man crush Derived forms: bromancey, bromantic Related terms: romantic friendship, queerplatonic Coordinate_terms: girl crush, sismance, womance Translations (close but non-sexual relationship between men): 基友 (jīyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 男漫 (nánmàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 兄弟情 (xiōngdìqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 兄弟情誼 /兄弟情谊 (xiōngdì qíngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), kaveruus (Finnish), bromance [feminine] (French), Bromance [feminine] (German), bromansa (Indonesian), ブロマンス (buromansu) (Japanese), 브로맨스 (beuromaenseu) (Korean), ब्रोमँस (bromĕusa) [masculine] (Marathi), męska przyjaźń [feminine] (Polish), брома́нс (brománs) [masculine] (Russian)

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