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brolic

adj

Etymology

While it's commonly believed that the name originated from Broly from the Dragon Ball anime franchise, (whose name is a transliteration of the Japanese ブロリー (Burorī), itself coined as a pun on the English broccoli, a theme used in the naming of members of the fictional Saiyan alien species (e.g. Vegeta, from vegetable)) - its usage actually predates Dragon Ball's popularity in the United States, likely existing in New York City at least before 1996.

  1. derived from broccoli
  2. derived from ブロリー

Definitions

  1. Having large, well-developed muscles.

    • Lonnie and Shotgun Pete had beef with Black Boy, a big brolic drug dealer from Thomasville Heights, the projects up the street from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, not far from Englewood.
    • He was mad brolic. Since he been in prison, he didn't have nothing else to do but work out.
    • There were twelve brolic security guards lined up against just the two of us. Imagine having to fight a dozen guys who were all the size of a WWE wrestler like The Undertaker.

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