brohug

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noun

A friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with bodies kept relatively distant.

Scrabble 12

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nounbrohug (plural brohugs)

plural brohugs

  1. A friendly hug between two men, especially one that involves only one arm each with bodies kept relatively distant.

    I nearly collapsed from laughter when I visualized Kenny and me wrapped in a brohug.

    2012, Patty Blount, Send
    2 more examples

    Beaming a 100 percent gorgeous smile from a face as sweet as his body was perfect, he sauntered into the room, did some kind of brohug with Ricardo, then leaned in and surprised Candace with a friendly kiss on the cheek.

    2016, M. G. Reyes, Incriminated

    I extended my hand and barely got “great to see you again, Kurt” out before he brushed it aside, going in for a hearty brohug.

    2016, Dan Dunn, American Wino: A Tale of Reds, Whites, and One Man's Blues

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APA

brohug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brohug

MLA

“brohug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brohug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brohug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brohug.

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