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broness

broness noun: the fact or quality of being a bro.

Noun

broness (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The fact or quality of being a bro.
    • 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
    • I'm now of the opinion that pervasive bro-ness is enough of a distraction to be worth dismantling.2015, Elissa Shevinksy, Lean Out

Forms of broness

alternative formbro-ness

Origin of broness

From bro + -ness.

Questions about broness

What does broness mean?
Broness means the fact or quality of being a bro.
What part of speech is broness?
Broness is a noun.

Words near broness in the dictionary

  1. brondes
  2. Brondesbury
  3. bronds
  4. Broner
  5. Broners
  6. broness
  7. Bronfenbrenner
  8. Bronfenbrennerian
  9. Bronfenbrenners
  10. Bronfman
  11. Brong

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