bro-hug

See also: bro hug

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

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Etymology
PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

From bro +‎ hug.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹəʊhʌɡ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)

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

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