brosephine
English
editEtymology
editBlend of bro + Josephine, after the pattern of broseph.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹoʊ.sə.fin/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹəʊ.sə.fiːn/
Noun
editbrosephine (plural brosephines)
- (slang) A female comrade or friend.
- 2007, Jake Martin, "Ask Jake", Rose Hill Magazine (Fordham University), Spring 2009, page 7:
- First of all, good luck finding anyone willing to play beer pong in a wood-paneled rec room, say goodbye to fist-bumping with your brosephines while watching Dane Cook on[sic] if Dad's got the remote during an Everybody Loves Raymond marathon, […]
- 2014, Eddie Alterman, "Two Big Shows" (editor's letter), Car and Driver, Volume 59, Number 8, February 2014, page 9:
- But in the other no-less-important stylistic sense, these guys are doing the Lord's work for bros and brosephines everywhere.