Peter Dechi
is 'bromantic' a real English word? i saw it for several times and i know what it exactly means.i meant i don't know what it exactly means……
Mar 19, 2011 1:24 PM
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"Bromantic" is the adjective from "bromance". You're right in guessing it is a kind of "romance" between two guys ("bros", as in brothers). Is it homosexual? Well no, not really. It wittily describes men who spend so much time together that any relationship with a female partner takes second place. I think the important factor is that the guys are straight. Is it a "real" English word? Well, it's as real as much as we use it. :) Still, I don't take this word very seriously - if someone uses it, I get the hint that they are joking about friendship between guys.
March 19, 2011
More or less it refers to homosexual tendencies between 2 guys as far as I know. You probably won't find it in a standard dictionary ;-)
March 19, 2011
It's just a made up word like "neosexual" used to describe a macho looking but sensitive man.
March 19, 2011
No, there is no sexual relationship involved in bromancy , it is a form of homosocial intimacy. It is a slang formed by combining the 2 words ( brother + romance). Since it is more common for girls to be intimate in their friendship, the phenomena of guys sticking together intimately seems like a less common thing and was thus coined as a slang term. Since they are not gays,there had to be a certain term to specify their unique relationship, that is not a typical form of male acquaintance in the traditional sense. There is another term following the prior :sromance or sisromance, referring to girlfriends of the bromance couple, who compare notes and learn they have much more in common than they ever thought.
March 19, 2011
i meant i don't know what it exactly means……
March 19, 2011
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