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Eskimo brothers
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English
Etymology
Ultimately unknown, but various theories exist. Modern usage was popularized by American television show The League; the term itself likely stems from a misinterpretation or invented hoax about some Inuit and Aleutian peoples' cultural practices of polygamy and polyamory, especially among married women and their male guests.Eskimo brothers Dictionary.com 1 March 2018 https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/eskimo-brothers/ 25 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20251008031417/https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/eskimo-brothers/ 8 October 2025
Pronunciation
en En-au-Eskimo brothers.ogg AU
Noun
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en slang Men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman.
en Eskimo sisters
en 2010 Douglas Lance EFiction August 51 “Are you ready to be Eskimo brothers?” Pete asked with as straight a face as possible.“I guess,” Derek laughed. “Why? Did you bang her?”
en 2013 R. K. Lilley Grounded “We'll finally be Eskimo brothers, mate! I've been looking forward to this day!”
Translations
men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman
Danish: da hulbror c-s
Dutch: nl kutzwager
German: de Lochbruder m-s, de Lochschwager m-s
Icelandic: is kviðmágur m-s
Korean: ko 구멍 동서
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb buksvoger m-s
Spanish: es hermano de leche m
Swedish: sv buksvåger c-s, sv buksvägerska c-s female equivalent
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