brocon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ブラコン (burakon), from ブラザーコンプレックス (burazā konpurekkusu), itself borrowed from English brother complex. By surface analysis, bro (“brother”) +‎ -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹəʊ.kɒn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹoʊ.kɑn/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊkɒn
  • Hyphenation: bro‧con

Noun

brocon (countable and uncountable, plural brocons)

  1. (Japanese fiction, uncountable) Strong attachment or attraction to one's own brother.
    • 2006 March 26, Abraham Evangelista, “Re:Protecting the Children at anime cons”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎[1] (Usenet):
      Heck, it's not too hard to find incest themes in non-H these days. Bro/Siscon relationships date back even before the seminal "Revolutionar [sic] Girl Utena", and still crop up in today's harem styled shows like "Sister Princess", and the still hilarious "Majikano".
  2. (Japanese fiction, countable) A person with such an attachment or attraction.

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