What is Homosocial?
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A term used to refer to relationships and situations shared by individuals of the same sex, although virtually always used exclusively to refer to relationships between men. The term has no sexual connotations, and so is very much in contrast with "homoerotic" in academic use.
The gymnasium is a traditionally key homosocial environment in western culture.
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Gary gets really homosocial when he gets drunk. He keeps laying his head on my shoulder.
The coach patted the quarterback's butt after the touchdown but he meant it in a homosocial kind of way.