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brohug

brohug noun: a friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with bodies kept relatively distant.

Noun

brohug (plural brohugs)

  1. A friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with bodies kept relatively distant.
    • I nearly collapsed from laughter when I visualized Kenny and me wrapped in a brohug.2012, Patty Blount, Send
    • Beaming a 100 percent gorgeous smile from a face as sweet as his body was perfect, he sauntered into the room, did some kind of brohug with Ricardo, then leaned in and surprised Candace with a friendly kiss on the cheek.2016, M. G. Reyes, Incriminated

Forms of brohug

pluralbrohugs

Origin of brohug

From bro + hug.

Questions about brohug

What does brohug mean?
Brohug means a friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with bodies kept relatively distant.
What part of speech is brohug?
Brohug is a noun.
What is the plural of brohug?
The plural of brohug is brohugs.

Words near brohug in the dictionary

  1. Broholmer
  2. Broholmers
  3. brohoof
  4. brohooves
  5. brohs
  6. brohug
  7. brohugs
  8. Brohy
  9. broid
  10. broided
  11. broider

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