brolic

== English == === Etymology === While it's commonly believed that the name originated from Broly from the Dragon Ball anime franchise, (whose name is a transliteration of the Japanese ブロリー (Burorī), itself coined as a pun on the English broccoli, a theme used in the naming of members of the fictional Saiyan alien species (e.g. Vegeta, from vegetable)) - its usage actually predates Dragon Ball's popularity in the United States, likely existing in New York City at least before 1996. === Adjective === brolic (comparative more brolic, superlative most brolic) (African-American Vernacular, slang) Having large, well-developed muscles. Synonyms: ripped, swole 2005, Ca$h, Trust No Man: Loyalty To Those Who Are Loyal, unnumbered page: Lonnie and Shotgun Pete had beef with Black Boy, a big brolic drug dealer from Thomasville Heights, the projects up the street from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, not far from Englewood. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:brolic. === References ===