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BroTP
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English
Alternative forms
en BrOTP BROTP brotp
Etymology
en bro OTP male comrade or friend one true pairing.
Noun
en fandom slang A platonic relationship between two characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
en 2015 Sam Maggs The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks https://archive.org/details/fangirlsguidetog0000magg?q=brotp 31 "Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers are adorbs together as friends, but I'd never ship them — total BROTP."
2016, Bethany A. Scettrini, "Fan Responses to Orphan Black and The 100 via Blogs, Fan Fiction, and Ship Wars", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 51:
BROTPs and OT3s (shipping three characters in a polyamorous relationship) abound.
2019, Star, "Fixing What Shouldn't Be Broken", Lemon, page 14:
Being in a fandom means that we willingly signed on to watch as our—soon-to-be — favorite character(s) die, as we find out our OTP may never truly get to be happy, or that our BroTP will always be at odds.
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en Fan fiction Shipping (fandom)