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[Vocabulary] broseph
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I have never heard it, but it would seem to be a playful portmanteau of "bro" (for "brother") and "Joseph" (a man's name).
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"Broseph" is believed to have originated on The Jamie Foxx Show. Braxton (the guy in the red shirt in this clip) often called Jamie's character "Broseph".
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