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broness en · NOUN

Etymology

From bro + -ness.

Meanings

1. (slang, uncountable) The fact or quality of being a bro.
   • I'm now of the opinion that pervasive bro-ness is enough of a distraction to be worth dismantling. 2015, Elissa Shevinksy, Lean Out:
   • Bro-ness had long been Bill Clinton's métier. 2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties, Twelve Books:
   • Stopgap quarterback Matt Leinart exuded so much broness, he broke his collarbone, forcing T.J. Yates into action for the Texans. 2011, JR Lind, Nashville Scene, 2 December, http://www.nashvillescene.com/news/article/13040866/the-hippodrome-2-december-2011

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