brosephine

== English == === Etymology === Blend of bro +‎ Josephine, after the pattern of broseph. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹoʊ.sə.fin/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹəʊ.sə.fiːn/ === Noun === brosephine (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. ==== Synonyms ==== broette, dudette, ladybro, sister ==== Related terms ==== broseph