bro-hug

See also: bro hug

English

Buck Showalter (left) engages Matt Wieters in a bro-hug.

Alternative forms

• bro hug

Etymology

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

From bro +‎ hug.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹəʊhʌɡ/

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Noun

bro-hug (plural bro-hugs)

1. (US slang) A hug shared between male colleagues or friends, especially a quick, physically reserved one. [from 21st c.]
   • 2012, John G. Hartness, Back in Black‎^[1], Bell Bridge Books, →ISBN:

     It wasn't even one of the one-armed bro-hugs that we usually do, it was a full-on hug with my arms wrapped all the way around his pudgy body.

   • 2013, Dave Sheinin, RG3: The Promise‎^[2], Plume, →ISBN:

     “I'm proud of you,” Brees whispered in Griffin's ear when they met at midfield after the game for the traditional quarterback bro-hug.

   • 2014, Erin Nicholas, Getting in the Spirit‎^[3], →ISBN:

     He and Joe did that bro-hug thing that guys did that was not quite a hug but was more than a handshake.

Anagrams

• Brough