ContextPhrase · Ages 12-25 · In use
bro code
The unwritten rules of loyalty between guy friends, like not dating your friend's ex.
You can't ask her out, that's his ex. Bro code.
For parents and educators
Mostly about loyalty and said with a grin. Some versions lean on put-downs of girls, which is worth talking about.
Where it came from
Popularized by the sitcom How I Met Your Mother and a spin-off book.
Also heard as
breaking bro code, against the bro code