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BroTP en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of bro (“male comrade or friend”) + OTP (“one true pairing”).

Meanings

1. (slang) A platonic relationship between two characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
   • "Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers are adorbs together as friends, but I'd never ship them — total BROTP." 2015, Sam Maggs, The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks, page 31:
   • BROTPs and OT3s (shipping three characters in a polyamorous relationship) abound. 2016, Bethany A. Scettrini, "Fan Responses to Orphan Black and The 100 via Blogs, Fan Fiction, and Ship Wars", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 51
   • Being in a fandom means that we willingly signed on to watch as our—soon-to-be — favorite character(s) die, as we find out our OTP may never truly get to be happy, or that our BroTP will always be at odds. 2019, Star, "Fixing What Shouldn't Be Broken", Lemon, page 14

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