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English
Etymology
Blend of portmanteau + bro.
Noun
portmanbro (plural portmanbros)
- (informal) A portmanteau word incorporating the term bro, denoting a concept related to bro culture.
2017 December 14, Jennifer Schuessler, “‘Youthquake’ Is Oxford’s Word of the Year. Sorry, Broflake.”, in New York Times:It also reflects the way portmanteau coinages incorporating “bro-” and “man-” — “portmanbros,” if you will — have increasingly taken on a critical edge, in keeping with shifts in conversations around gender.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:portmanbro.
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