Brojob
About
Brojob is a slang term for acts of oral sex between two ostensibly heterosexual male friends. Online, the practice is often joked about as a closeted homosexual act and is associated with the expression "no homo".
Origin
On December 9th, 2005, Urban Dictionary[2] user Freddie Cougar submitted an entry for "bro job," defining it as "oral sex between two allegedly heterosexual male friends."
Spread
On August 8th, 2006, Anandtech Forums[3] member pclstyle submitted a thread titled "Ever heard of a brojob?", which included an anecdote about a man explaining the oral sex practice to a group of friends. On August 27th, 2013, an anonymous 4chan user submitted a green text story about a man giving his friend oral sex while saying "Brojob brojob! Choo Choo!" (shown below).
On May 12th, 2014, Redditor BitterPeter submitted a post titled "What does 'Brojob Brojob Choo Choo' Mean?" to the /r/OutOfTheLoop[4] subreddit, where Redditor whitesock replied with a link to the 4chan green text story. On June 1st, Body Building Forums[5] member koloxid submitted a thread titled "is it gay to give ur friend a brojob?" On July 30th, 2015, The Huffington Post[1] published an article titled "Dear Straight Men, Come Out Already," which referenced the bro-job as a closeted homosexual act. On August 9th, YouTuber SupDaily06 uploaded a video titled "Giving a Brojob" (shown below). The following day, the news site Alternet[6] published an article about brojobs and homosexual identity.
Search Interest
External References
[1] The Huffington Post – Dear Straight Men Come Out Already
[2] Urban Dictionary – bro job
[3] Anandtech – ever heard of a Brojob?
[4] Reddit – What does Brojob Brojob Choo Choo Mean?
[5] Body Building Forums – is it gay to give ur friend a brojob
[6] Alternet – How the Prevalence of the Bro-Job Explodes Our Definition of What It Means to Be Gay
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