bros before hoes

English

Alternative forms

• bros before hos

Pronunciation

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Proverb

bros before hoes

1. (US, vulgar, slang) A man should prioritize his male friends over women.
   • 2010, The Big Bang Theory, episode “The Spaghetti Catalyst”

     Sheldon: Howard made it very clear that my allegiance should be to male comrades before women who sell their bodies for money.

     Leonard: Is it possible that he said Bros before hoes?

     Sheldon: Yes, but I rephrased it to avoid offending the hoes.

   Coordinate terms: sisters before misters, chicks before dicks

Derived terms

• hoes before bros

Translations

a man should prioritize his best friends over his girlfriend or wife

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不要重色輕友／不要重色轻友 (bùyào zhòngsèqīngyǒu)

• Finnish: kaverit ennen muijia
• French: les potes avant les putes
• German: Bruder geht vor Luder
• Polish: przyjaciele są lepsi niż dziewczyny
• Portuguese: does not exist
• Romanian: tovarășii înaintea bagaboantelor
• Russian: does not exist, cf. пе́рвым де́лом, пе́рвым де́лом — самолёты, ну а де́вушки?! а де́вушки — пото́м (pérvym délom, pérvym délom — samoljóty, nu a dévuški?! a dévuški — potóm) (a popular movie song, lit. "the airplanes, the airplanes — first of all, what about the girls?! well, and the girls — later")
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: bröder går före brudar