Meanings
- pluralplural onlyslangMen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman.
“We'll finally be Eskimo brothers, mate! I've been looking forward to this day!”
2013, R. K. Lilley, Grounded1 more example
“Are you ready to be Eskimo brothers?” Pete asked with as straight a face as possible. “I guess,” Derek laughed. “Why? Did you bang her?”
2010, Douglas Lance, EFiction August, page 51
Origin
Ultimately unknown, but various theories exist. Modern usage was popularized by American television show The League; the term itself likely stems from a misinterpretation or invented hoax about some Inuit and Aleutian peoples' cultural practices of polygamy and polyamory, especially among married women and their male guests.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish hulbror
- hulbrormen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Dutch kutzwager
- kutzwagermen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
German Lochbruder, Lochschwager
- Lochbrudermen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
- Lochschwagermen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Icelandic kviðmágur
- kviðmágurmen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Korean 구멍 동서
- 구멍 동서 (gumeong dongseo)men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Norwegian Bokmål buksvoger
- buksvogermen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Spanish hermano de leche
- hermano de lechemen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Swedish buksvåger, buksvägerska
- buksvågermen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
- buksvägerskamen who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Cite this entry
Eskimo brothers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eskimo%20brothers
“Eskimo brothers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eskimo%20brothers. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eskimo brothers,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eskimo%20brothers.
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