bro-ing out
n.— «Fun times as it all was, it was apparent that on my borrowed bike and in the party zone, I can’t keep up with these maniacs. ECS and I have done some marathon bro-ing out but it’s called 12-hour Saturday Zone and it’s for special occasions, like sunny Saturdays and camping. With some of these kids in Portland it seems more like the default m.o.» —“The Report from Portland: “Liberal kids running amok”” by Colleen in Portland, Oregon cokane’s bloggery (Brooklyn, New York) May 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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