Category: Noun

Portmanbreau

port.man.breau |pôrtˈmanbrō|

noun

  1. A cylindrical carrying case used by exercise enthusiasts, typically divided into two or more compartments.  Contents may include deodorant, protein powder, and denim cut-offs.

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    High capacity for all your bodybuilding accoutrements.
  2. A word or concept constructed from two or more separable entities and having to do with dudes and/or bros.  See: this blog.

ORIGIN

From mid 16th century French: porter ‘to carry’, man ‘dude’, breau ‘bro’; literally “to carry all your dude shit, bro!”

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.

Karabroke

kar.a.bro.ke |ˌkarēˈbrōkē|

noun

  1. A form of social entertainment in which a group of merrymakers sing “Living On A Prayer” to a backing track, and when it hits the really high part all participants emit high-pitched shrieks in complete dissonance.

ORIGIN

1986: from Japanese, literally ‘slippery when wet.’

Karabroke Brodown 2012 was a night neither stag nor stagette would forget to remember.

Brotient

bro.tient |ˈbrō sh ənt|

noun

  1. A quantitative measure, a ratio calculated with the following formula:

    Equation 1: Calculation of a brotient
  2. A qualitative, subjective measure: Michael Bay’s Transformers shattered box office records thanks, in part, to its impossibly high brotient.

Notes on usage: The intended form of measurement may be unclear in some circumstances.  For example: the Black Keys concert may have had a roughly equal distribution in gender, but the event’s brotient skyrocketed when the mosh pit started.  Conversely, a sausage fest has, by definition, a very high numerical brotient; the atmosphere, however, may or may not be overtly testosterone-heavy.  Take care to provide necessary context to avoid confusion.

Broment

bro.ment |ˈbrōmənt|

noun

  1. A shared experience between two or more bros: Watching the Yankees seal the pennant from the upper deck was a broment Todd and Ted would never forget.
  2. A short measure of time: I’ll barbeque those T-bones in a broment, just have a couple more cords of wood to chop.

DERIVATIVES

  • bromentum (noun): With support from the fraternity, Doug’s bid for social convener of the student council was gaining significant bromentum.
  • bromentous (adjective) 1919 was a year of bromentous change in the field of competitive eating.
  • bromentary (adjective): In a bromentary lapse of ceremony, Wayne forgot to Tebow when class was cancelled due to inclement weather.
  • bromentarily (adverb)

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