brosephine

English

Etymology

Blend of bro +‎ Josephine, after the pattern of broseph.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹoʊ.sə.fin/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹəʊ.sə.fiːn/

Noun

brosephine (plural brosephines)

1. (slang) A female comrade or friend.
   • 2003 October 5, Emomakesmefart [username], “Jables on SNL”, in rec.music.phish‎^[1] (Usenet):

     in other words, ROCK ON, BROSEPHS (and brosephines)!!!

   • 2007, Jake Martin, "Ask Jake", Rose Hill Magazine (Fordham University), Spring 2009, page 7:

     First of all, good luck finding anyone willing to play beer pong in a wood-paneled rec room, say goodbye to fist-bumping with your brosephines while watching Dane Cook on^[sic] if Dad's got the remote during an Everybody Loves Raymond marathon, […]

   • 2014, Eddie Alterman, "Two Big Shows" (editor's letter), Car and Driver, Volume 59, Number 8, February 2014, page 9:

     But in the other no-less-important stylistic sense, these guys are doing the Lord's work for bros and brosephines everywhere.

Synonyms

• broette, dudette, ladybro, sister

Related terms

• broseph