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broflake (plural broflakes)

1. (slang, derogatory, neologism) An overly-sensitive man or boy who is easily upset or offended, especially one upset about loss of male privilege.
   • 2017 February 9, Christopher Hooton, “The first trailer for Netflix's 'Dear White People' is upsetting broflakes everywhere”, in The Independent:

     Netflix dropped the first trailer for its new comedy series Dear White People today, and already broflakes (what I’ve decided to call MAGA hat-wearing dudes who complain about “snowflakes” but are themselves overly sensitive) are cancelling their accounts.

   • 2017 October 17, Whitney Kimball, “Amber Tamblyn's James Woods Feud Inspires New York Times Op-Ed , But Woods Hates the Times, So There”, in Jezebel:

     Yesterday, actress Amber Tamblyn published a New York Times op-ed stemming from her Twitter feud with actor/broflake James Woods.

   • 2018 January 10, Shaun Nichols, “1 in 5 STEM bros whinge they can't catch a break in tech world they run”, in The Register:

     Specifically, the broflakes said they had experienced gender discrimination against them at some point.

   • 2018 February 9, Lanre Bakare, “Lena Dunham to remake Julia Davis sitcom Camping for HBO”, in The Guardian:

     Bring on the broflakes triggered by reading Lena Dunham's name.

   • 2018 March 9, Jacqueline Maley, “Coalition has a problem with women - and Peta Credlin wants to fix it”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:

     But here’s the thing about quotas, or - to protect the political broflakes (a portmanteau of “bros” and “snowflakes”, thank you internet) - here’s the thing about “targets”: they work.

等位語

• snowflake

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• forkable