Bro-hug

//ˈbɹəʊhʌɡ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hug shared between male colleagues or friends, especially a quick, physically reserved one. US, slang

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From bro + hug.

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