brohug

noun

Etymology

From bro + hug.

  1. derived from *hugiz — “mind, thought, sense
  2. derived from hugga — “to comfort, console
  3. compounded as brohug — “bro + hug

Definitions

  1. A friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with…

    A friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with bodies kept relatively distant.

    • I nearly collapsed from laughter when I visualized Kenny and me wrapped in a brohug.
    • Beaming a 100 percent gorgeous smile from a face as sweet as his body was perfect, he sauntered into the room, did some kind of brohug with Ricardo, then leaned in and surprised Candace with a friendly kiss on the cheek.
    • I extended my hand and barely got “great to see you again, Kurt” out before he brushed it aside, going in for a hearty brohug.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA