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When a White Heterosexual Affluent Male, or WHAM, feels threatened by non-WHAM, particularly in politics or pop culture, he will make obnoxious ad hominem attacks. But because the WHAM typically does not possess much intellect OR self-confidence, he'll enlist the help of other online bullies to swarm his victim: hence, BroHive.

Despite connotations, a responding member of BroHive needn't identify as male -- maintaining Patriarchy has often attracted females like Phyllis Schlaffly, that Jameela Jamil calls "Double Agents."

Similarly, while many associate "Bros" with Bernie Sanders, "BernieBros" is to "Bros" as "Square" is to "Rectangle." Often, BroHive will activate any time you mention, for instance, the Second Amendment. There is seldom an attempt to make any serious point; the swarm will merely make ridiculous Strawman Fallacies.

The point of BroHive is not to change hearts or minds, merely to harass people into silence. They will even do this to people who are ACTIVELY working on the causes that BroHive profiles CLAIM to support, if the victim doesn't support the cause EXACTLY the way the BroHive want. Furthermore, when victims of BroHive defend themselves, the root narcissism of BroHive will make them believe that they, the perpetrators, are actually the victims, at which point they feel justified in doxxing their victims, photoshopping their victims into offensive and often violent memes, etc.
"All I did was point out that Susan Sarandon, a wealthy and privileged white woman, was making some incredibly offensive statements about the Working Class taking a day off before resuming the fight against the GOP, and the BroHive swarmed on me like a field of statice."
BroHive by the modhatter January 24, 2022
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Brovine Spongeform Encephalopathy 

Also known as MAD BRO DISEASE, this ailment is fairly common among frat boys or teenagers. A bro will become jealous when his bro starts hanging around with other bros more than him. However, the bro cannot admit these feelings for fear of being called gay, and so instead becomes angry over seemingly pointless things.
Bro 1: "Why is Brosef Stalin over there being such a buzzkill?"

Bro 2: "He's got a bad case of Brovine Spongeform Encephalopathy because Tom is partying with some other bros."

Bro 1: "What a fag."
\BRO-meen\, noun. The essential binding element between the bro's in a bromance on a brolecular level. Few bros understand this however, as they rarely pass high school chemistry.
Under the right environment, such as in the presence of the catalyst 3OH3 (Oxygen Douchate), Bromine can form a durable chemical bond between two bromosexuals.
Bromine by Notls September 5, 2010
Bromine (abbreviated as BR1), small organic molecule in the brocholamine family. It is a monoamine neurotransmitter that plays an important physiological role during a bromance.
His bromine count is off the charts.
bromine by Dskar October 18, 2012
An event similar to a "Brodown" in which the primary objective is to ingest large quantities of food. A Brodine may take place in a public venue, or in the comfort of a Bro's home.

In 2010, the Brodine became a mainstream phenomenon with the popularization of "Epic Meal Time".
Hell yeah, man. It'll be a Brodine.
Brodine by xXLikewolvesXx March 10, 2011
Brother, Bro; (Nordic slang-Americanized) Another man you would call your brother who is not related to you by blood.
"Thanks for the beers brohiem."
Brohiem by Dennis Sweatt March 9, 2008
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