portmanbroとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Blend of portmanteau +‎ bro.

名詞

portmanbro (複数形 portmanbros)

1. (informal) A portmanteau word incorporating the term bro, denoting a concept related to bro culture.
   • 2017 December 14, Jennifer Schuessler, “‘Youthquake’ Is Oxford’s Word of the Year. Sorry, Broflake.”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It also reflects the way portmanteau coinages incorporating “bro-” and “man-” — “portmanbros,” if you will — have increasingly taken on a critical edge, in keeping with shifts in conversations around gender.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:portmanbro.

Further reading

• Katherine Connor Martin (2013-10-09), “The rise of the portmanbro”, in OxfordWords, Oxford Dictionaries