Where Did Bromance Come from?

Etymology. Bromance is a portmanteau of bro (or brother) and romance. Dave Carnie is credited with coining the term as editor of the skateboard magazine Big Brother in the 1990s to refer specifically to the sort of relationships that develop between skaters who spent a great deal of time together.

How does a bromance happen?

Ideally, a bromance only happens when two guys meet and just get along so great they develop this instant, platonic love for each other. ... The guys involved in a bromance are so happy to be friends they don't care about getting teased. They're in love with their friendship.

What's the female version of a bromance?

Although womance is sometimes seen as the female flip side of bromance, some have seen different nuances in the social construction of the two concepts.