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A manly and heterosexual hug between two bros. Works as a good a greeting, farewell, congratulations, etc. Outsiders may see it as gay, but to bros they know what it really means. Its all about brotherly love.
Bro 1: "Hey man hows it goin!"
Bro 2: "Wassup dude!"
*bro hug occurs*
Bro hug by What the Shit? January 15, 2009
A manly hug between to bros.

A bro hug is executed my first initiating a mid-five/handshake, in which the bros then pull into eachother from hand contact. Then, each bro swings one arm around the back of the other bro, and gives 1-3 open palmed slaps on the opposing bro's shoulder, all while the mid-five/handshake is still interlocked, effectively sandwiching the arms between the bros.

It's hard to mess up a bro hug, but it is often done in one of two ways:

1) Not being rigid or forceful enough.

2) Using both arms to hug (that's gay, bro).

3) Holding it too long (timing is everything, bro).
The Bro Hug must be seen, not heard or read.
Bro Hug by Camel Tao October 5, 2009
Executed when two males are too insecure in their sexuality to just hug another man with both arms.
Why are those two guys so scared of being seen as gay that they need to bro hug each other? Why dont they just act like men and hug each other?
bro hug by th0831 November 10, 2009
A brief, manly embrace between two straight males.
Bro Hug Rules:
1. Always leave at least 1-inch of space between man parts.
2. Never gaze into each others eyes.
3. Minimum of 1-back slap required.
4. Maximum of 2-back slaps.
5. No groping or kissing of any kind.
Bro Hug by SundazeChild May 27, 2013
1. A bro hug, usually preformed when two bros meet for what is hoped to be a great night.

2. A bro hug is also sometimes preformed when a stash jack is completed and the stash jackie feels bad about it. the bro hug is showing that the bro accepts that the other bro did stash jack and has forgave him.
Bro hug by bro deffff January 27, 2011
Me: “Hey Dude, want to Bro Hug?”
Bro: “Yea let me grab something to pop it open”
Me: “Yea, punch it
Bro: “Shotgun”
Me: “Shotgun”
Bro Hug
Bro Hug by anonymousvoter November 2, 2021