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BroShep

BroShep proper noun: the male version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.

Proper noun

BroShep

  1. (slang) The male version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.
    • The fact that advertising for Mass Effect 3 included “FemShep” as well as “BroShep” was significant for many fans.2012, Jillian Scharr, "From 'Epic' to 'Epic Win': Play and performance as open-database storytelling in pre- and postliterate media", paper submitted to Vassar College, page 83
    • While BroShep displays obliviousness to issues of "reproductive rights and control over the female body," FemShep expresses solidarity with the female Krogan, Eve, indicating there are some galactic power struggles only FemShep can truly understand.2017, Lynda Clark, “Commander Shepard”, in Jaime Banks, Robert Mejia, Aubrie Adams, editors, 100 Greatest Video Game Characters, page 44

Origin of BroShep

From bro + Shep.

Questions about BroShep

What does BroShep mean?
BroShep means the male version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.
What part of speech is BroShep?
BroShep is a proper noun.

Words near BroShep in the dictionary

  1. brosephs
  2. broses
  3. Brosette
  4. Brosettes
  5. brosey
  6. BroShep
  7. broship
  8. broships
  9. brosier
  10. brosiered
  11. brosiering

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