Meanings
plural bromances
- countableslanguncountableA close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men.
Bromance—Romance between bros. Example: ‘It looks like there's a bit of bromance between Ryan and Matt.’
2001 April, “WORD”, in TransWorld Surf, retrieved 06 Jan 2018, page 401 more example
The letter was pure puffery, probably written by some clerk in North Korea's agitprop bureau, but Trump loved it. This was the beginning of the Trump-Kim bromance.
2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 96Synonyms: brolationship, man crush
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men.
Origin
Blend of bro + romance. Coined by American editor Dave Carnie in the 1990s as part of an article for the skateboard magazine Big Brother to refer specifically to the sort of relationships that develop between skaters who spent a great deal of time together.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 基友, 男漫
- 基友 (jīyǒu)close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
- 男漫 (nánmàn)close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
- 兄弟情 (xiōngdìqíng)close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
- 兄弟情誼 /兄弟情谊 (xiōngdì qíngyì)close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
Finnish kaveruus
- kaveruusclose but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
French bromance
- bromanceclose but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
German Bromance
- Bromanceclose but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
Indonesian bromansa
- bromansaclose but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
Japanese ブロマンス
- ブロマンス (buromansu)close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
Korean 브로맨스
- 브로맨스 (beuromaenseu)close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
Polish męska przyjaźń
- męska przyjaźńclose but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
Russian брома́нс
- брома́нс (brománs)close but non-sexual relationship between two or more men
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bromance
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Cite this entry
bromance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromance
“bromance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromance.
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