Category: Adjective

Abbropriate

ab.bro.pri.ate

adjective |əˈbrōprē-it|

  1. Sufficiently manly in the circumstances: In spite of the 3 feet of snow on the sidewalk, Chad felt it was entirely abbropriate to walk to Burger King in shorts and sandals, because, you know, global warming or whatever.

verb |-ˌāt|

  1. To distort the meaning of something innocuous: The well-intentioned fundraising campaign was quickly abbropriated by internet morons.
  2. To take something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission: I’m sorry Mr. Kroeger, but under the power vested in me by the state of Rock and Roll I’m going to have to abbropriate your guitar.
  3. To devote money or assets to a special purpose: The gentlemen of Alpha Delta Epsilon were scandalized when one of their pledges was found to have been abbropriating fraternity scholarship funds for his private dance lessons.

DERIVATIVES

  • inabbropriate (adjective): “Hey bro you wanna go check out 50 Shades Darker with me?” “Dude; inabbropriate.”

Brophylactic

bro.phy.lac.tic |ˌbrōfəˈlaktik|

adjective

  1. Intended to reduce brotient: Concerned about the growing number of males on the dance floor, the bar manager instructed the DJ to play Beyoncé, a reliable brophylactic intervention.

noun

  1. A medicine or course of action which repels bros: Tired of getting hit on at the grocery store, Janice began wearing a fake engagement ring as a brophylactic while shopping. 
  2. A person (male or female) who actively interferes as their female friend is courted by a male.  See also: cock-block

DERIVATIVES

  • brophylactically (adverb): In retrospect, Elise realized that the chili-garlic-bean-burrito was, brophylactically speaking, a regrettable pre-date meal.