brodown

brodown

English

Etymology

Blend of bro +‎ hoedown.

Noun

brodown (plural brodowns)

1. (slang) A gathering featuring and/or appealing primarily to men.
   • 2009, Gemma Freeman, "Just A Girl?", Huck, Issue 14, April/May 2009, page 53:

     After a few false starts I finally meet the Swiss French snowboarder at Europe's winter sports brodown Babylon.

   • 2012, James Preller, Before You Go, Feiwel and Friends (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     “Probably the same old thing—another Saturday-night brodown.”

     Becka laughed. “A brodown, huh? Sounds fierce. What do you boys do? Play video games and burp a lot?”

   • 2013, Nick Green, "A year in beer", City Bites, Issue 49, November/December 2013, page 6:

     All these developments are a sign of the times ahead: the drink, mostly associated with brodowns, is slowly but surely making its way onto the fancy part of the menu.

Synonyms

• brodeo, dickfest, sausage fest, sausage party

Coordinate terms

• taco fest

Derived terms

• brodown showdown