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portmanbro

portmanbro noun: a portmanteau word incorporating the term bro, denoting a concept related to bro culture.

Noun

portmanbro (plural portmanbros)

  1. (informal) A portmanteau word incorporating the term bro, denoting a concept related to bro culture.
    • It also reflects the way portmanteau coinages incorporating “bro-” and “man-” — “portmanbros,” if you will — have increasingly taken on a critical edge, in keeping with shifts in conversations around gender.2017 December 14, Jennifer Schuessler, “‘Youthquake’ Is Oxford’s Word of the Year. Sorry, Broflake.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...

Forms of portmanbro

pluralportmanbros

Origin of portmanbro

Blend of portmanteau + bro.

Questions about portmanbro

What does portmanbro mean?
Portmanbro means a portmanteau word incorporating the term bro, denoting a concept related to bro culture.
What part of speech is portmanbro?
Portmanbro is a noun.
What is the plural of portmanbro?
The plural of portmanbro is portmanbros.

Words near portmanbro in the dictionary

  1. Portloe
  2. portly
  3. Portmadoc
  4. Portmahomack
  5. portman
  6. portmanbro
  7. portmanbros
  8. portmanteau
  9. portmanteau agreement
  10. portmanteau film
  11. portmanteau films

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