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broski en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹoʊ̯skiː/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brotherclip. English bro Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old East Slavic -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) Russian -ский (-skij)bor. ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old Polish -ski Polish -skibor. English -ski English broski From bro + -ski.

Meanings

  1. (slang, term-of-address) A trusted male friend.
    • He said hey broski / you got some heals and a shield pot 2018 November 10, “Chug Jug With You”:
    • Hey broski, what's good?
    • A typical bachelor party might go something like this: "Hey Broskis, let's get our matching striped shirts pressed, put on our jeans with button back pockets, goop the shit out of our hair, and go to a totally overpriced straddle academy for the worst case of blue balls ever. . . Then we can all brag to each other about how we guarantee our stripper is going to call us when she gets off her shift." 2010, Connor Pritchard, Dominic Russo, The Party Bible: The Good Book for Great Times, Avon, M.A.: Adams Media, →ISBN, page 53:
    • Broski got the thirty, he ain't tryna fight 2012, Chief Keef, “I Don't Like”:
    • Imagine if I never met the broskis 2018 January 19, “God's Plan”performed by Drake:
  2. (endearing, slang, term-of-address, uncommon) A Polish person.
    • Careful friend, Poland is the next gigachad of Europe. I for one welcome our new polish overlords. Welcome broskis 2023 October 4, u/lth94, “European Map According to me”, in Reddit, r/2westerneurope4u, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2024:
    • ‘Good to hear your voice, broski.’ 2014, Anya Lipska, Death Can't Take a Joke, London: The Friday Project, →ISBN, page 184:

Forms

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broskis Number=Plur lexicographic
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Relateds

Russki · brewski · offski · buttinski

Synonyms

dudeski