broness

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noun

The fact or quality of being a bro.

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Meanings

nounbroness (uncountable)

alternative bro-ness

  1. slanguncountableThe fact or quality of being a bro.

    Bro-ness had long been Bill Clinton's métier.

    2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties, Twelve Books
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    Stopgap quarterback Matt Leinart exuded so much broness, he broke his collarbone, forcing T.J. Yates into action for the Texans.

    2011, JR Lind, Nashville Scene, 2 December, http://www.nashvillescene.com/news/article/13040866/the-hippodrome-2-december-2011

    I'm now of the opinion that pervasive bro-ness is enough of a distraction to be worth dismantling.

    2015, Elissa Shevinksy, Lean Out

Origin

From bro + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

broness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broness

MLA

“broness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broness.

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