bro-hug /ˈbɹəʊhʌɡ/ noun1 •(US, slang) A hug shared between male colleagues or friends, especially a quick, physically reserved one.It wasn't even one of the one-armed bro-hugs that we usually do, it was a full-on hug with my arms wrapped all the way around his pudgy body. — 2012 formsbro hugs · bro-hugs