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broish en · ADJ

Etymology

From bro + -ish.

Meanings

1. (US, informal) Resembling or characteristic of bros; broey.
   • While there’s no telling what will happen with Ello, it’s worth remembering that Budnitz isn’t just another broish Stanford grad with an app idea. His social dreams may not pay off big, but as the founder of the well-established, ultra-hip toy and design company Kidrobot, he doesn’t really need to strike it big as the next Mark Zuckerberg. 2015 April 3, Taylor Hatmaker, “Whatever happened to Ello, the social network that was supposed to kill Facebook?”, in The Washington Post:
   • Together they’ve helped both actors burrow deeply into their roles and have made sure that our sympathies divide neatly. In Mr. Horowitz’s Steve we see both bookish diffidence and broish expectations of how the world will treat him. 2018 April 10, Alexis Soloski, “Review: In ‘Dutch Masters,’ Subway Seatmates, So Close and Yet So Far”, in The New York Times:

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