Meanings
plural brocons
- JapaneseuncountablefictionStrong attachment or attraction to one's own brother.
Heck, it's not too hard to find incest themes in non-H these days. Bro/Siscon relationships date back even before the seminal "Revolutionar [sic] Girl Utena", and still crop up in today's harem styled shows like "Sister Princess", and the still hilarious "Majikano".
2006 March 26, Abraham Evangelista, “Re:Protecting the Children at anime cons”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet) - JapanesecountablefictionA person with such an attachment or attraction.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
- Proto-Germanic*brōþēr
- Proto-West Germanic*brōþer
- Old Englishbrōþor
- Middle Englishbrother
- Englishbrother
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
- Proto-Italic*plektō
- Latinplectō
- Latincomplector
- Latincomplexu
- Frenchcomplexe
- Englishcomplex
- Japaneseブラザーコンプレックスclip.
- Japaneseブラコン
- Englishbrocon
Borrowed from Japanese ブラコン, clipping of ブラザーコンプレックス, from English brother + complex. By surface analysis, bro + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).
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brocon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brocon
“brocon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brocon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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