brohugとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

brohug (複数形 brohugs)

1. A friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with bodies kept relatively distant.
   • 2012, Patty Blount, Send:

     I nearly collapsed from laughter when I visualized Kenny and me wrapped in a brohug.

   • 2016, M. G. Reyes, Incriminated:

     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.

   • 2016, Dan Dunn, American Wino: A Tale of Reds, Whites, and One Man's Blues:

     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.

別の表記

• bro hug

語源

From bro +‎ hug.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹəʊhʌɡ/

名詞

bro-hug (複数形 bro-hugs)

1. (US slang) A hug shared between male colleagues or friends, especially a quick, physically reserved one. [from 21st c.]
   • 2012, John G. Hartness, Back in Black, Bell Bridge Books (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     It wasn't even one of the one-armed bro-hugs that we usually do, it was a full-on hug with my arms wrapped all the way around his pudgy body.

   • 2013, Dave Sheinin, RG3: The Promise, Plume (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     “I'm proud of you,” Brees whispered in Griffin's ear when they met at midfield after the game for the traditional quarterback bro-hug.

   • 2014, Erin Nicholas, Getting in the Spirit, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     He and Joe did that bro-hug thing that guys did that was not quite a hug but was more than a handshake.

アナグラム

• Brough