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2.12 : 1
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(Yeas:298
Nays:168)
1.77 : 1
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(Yeas:202
Nays:102)
1.98 : 1
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(Yeas:207
Nays:141)
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(Yeas:172
Nays:124)
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Fellowship - Clear, concise, has Tolkien connotations but has other uses, describes the trope well
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Thicker Than Blood - A phrase for a bond that goes beyond simple friendship and transcends even the relationship of blood relatives.
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Nays:94)
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Stalwart Companions—Is in use, concise and clear, and "companions" doesn't have the connotations that "crew" can have.
All For One - so well-recognised, it's used for the trope image and its caption, and I find it unlikely that there's a single person who sees this and doesn't immediately think "And One For All"
Camaraderie — Short and catchy, describes comradeship and a spirit of trust.
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The best new title would be "Band of Brothers", which already exists.
How many names for snow do you need?
Tight Knit Crew: Crew, because it denotes a group of people with a common goal, and tight knit because, well they are.
Constant Companions - alliterative appeal, "constant" suggests they're always around each other, also means steadfast and "to stand together" in Latin.
The Them - A
Good Omens reference, the name of a group of friends who stood together at the end of the world.
Family of Choice — established term for "Those people I feel like family about but who I'm not related to by blood." fairly widespread use in
Real Life.
Kith has a
definition
encompassing both friends and family(and an etymology favoring the latter) and is out of use enough that a slight stretching of the connotations should go unnoticed. Should also be a nigh-perfect drop-in replacement.
Family Of Friends — Simple but descriptive. The casual visitor should be able to pick up on the trope's meaning right away.
How about the title "Family is More than Blood"
Coterie- Group of people who identifiy closely, or an exclusive group. Describes the trope well, and has few other meanings.
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Closer Than Family - Implies staying together without blood relation.
Brothers From Another Mother — Comes from a ready-existing phrase usually detailing a good friend/friends as close to you as a brother (or sister), but not related to you in any way, which describes Nakama in a nutshell. The name itself is also quite memorable and catchy, mostly due to how well it rhymes.
Friends Beyond Measure — Clear and concise. Demonstrates the concept well in only three words. Not attached to any particular fandom, and isn't a made-up word, nor an obscure word.
Ohana- Has mainstream recognization, keeps the format of the old trope while being less esoteric and fits the definition theme wise. Already an existing redirect for
Nakama
I'd like to see a new title that has the word "brothers" or "brotherhood" included (for obvious reasons).
I never saw the movie or read the book, but would "
Ya Ya Sisterhood" work, too?
The N Musketeers: Since they're the best example of the trope, and anyone can put in a number for N...
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Framily — Portmanteau of the two basic concepts of "friends" as "family." Concise and memorable. Shows up in buzzword and online dictionaries with the meaning we want.
The Fellowship: Same advantages as "fellowship", definite article removes at least some of the ambiguity.
Ka-Tet - exact same thing, but only exists in The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Ohana - Already a redirect
Mates/
Mateship — Actually means this trope, is a single word, and
Mates can be used exactly the same way as
Nakama. Comes from Aussie slang.
Trusted Coterie- same as "Coterie" but with "Trusted" to give the reader a better idea of what the trope is if they don't know what "Coterie" means, and to emphasise trust in the group.
Inseparable Friends — To the point. Gets the idea across.
Boon Companions — Has the bonus of actually meaning what the trope is about.
Non-Family Family sounds okay.
Band of Brothers. - (The current name of a different trope
Band of Brothers)
How has that not been suggested before now?
Kindred - Pros: Refers to a group that is either family or like family, as in "kindred spirits." Pros: Easily to search and recognizable. Cons: Maybe too much emphasis on family.
Real Friends. Real friends are like faniliy
Tight- often used to describe the relationship by those within or outside of
Crew - Face it, that's what Nakama means.
Coterie of Comradely Companions — Clever, witty sounding, gets the idea across, and has the
Added Alliterative Appeal effect.
Shoulder Buddies — different take on "bosom buddies" highlighting the "stand side by side on the line" nature of the trope.
True Trusted Unshakable Framrademigohanakamadiereesh beyond Measure -
PRO: it's a little bit of everything.
Tons of prior use. See Google Results
here
CON: looks like someone fell asleep of the keyboard.
CON: and a pain in the ass to type
Brohana—Well, if
Friendmigo is on here, we might as well give its cooler cousin a chance! (For what it's worth, "ohana" means "family" in Hawaiian and
was used to describe this trope in
Lilo And Stitch, and is currently a redirect.)
One Of Us — honestly fits this trope better than the one that already inhabits it.
Friendmigo - Just made it up a few days ago. Sounds awesome but doesn't clearly describe trope.
Bloodier Brothers — Takes "I'd take a bullet for you" to a new level, implies a connection stronger than blood brothers.
Risk Re Ward (would be "Risk, re: Ward") — in it together, taking ridiculous risks why? Because.
Fremily — Similar to Framily, but sounds slightly better. Name comes from "Friend-Family", like "Framily".
Going Down With The Crew — variant on the common phrase "going down with the ship", with emphasis on the crew/togetherness
Super Homies accurately describes the concept and has bonus humor value
True Framily helps avoid the common "friends and family" meaning of Framily
Jeesh word from the very popular
Enders Game which exactly describes this trope, but is somewhat obscure
Friend — pretty accurate if you ask me.
Bosom Buddies accurate description of the trope, plus it has "bosom" in it, heh-heh
What I want to know is why this... thing:
has 25 yes votes. Thankfully it's doomed, but why even one person would vote for it is beyond my comprehension.