Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoes before bros

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: hoes be-fore bros
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.

American usage; Slang

proverb

Said of a man who is willing to sacrifice a friendship for sex.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

""Well, I just happened to mention you were a little depressed about the whole Trent thing and needed some girl support, yadda yadda, and my mom totally swallowed it whole. She's all about the hoes before bros," Jen said with a shrug."
"After contemplating the friendship code for a situation like this, I knew hoes before bros was the correct answer. Hoes being a term of endearment in this case, of course."
"No! I would never date him after this! Hoes before bros, right?"
"At the moment, so many of the terms and phrases we use around female friendship are either twee or ultimately a bit meaningless: sisterhood, sisters before misters, tribe, girl squad, hoes before bros, hovaries before brovaries, life force, power posse, BFF."
"'He always puts hoes before bros,' Layla moaned."
"I think there is something perverse about this request but if I say no Osama will tell the boys tomorrow I'm a dog, that I'm always putting hoes before bros, and it's not worth copping that for Nada, who doesn't even seem to like me."

Etymology

Inversion of bros before hoes.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Frequently Paired Words

misters before sisters dicks before chicks

Synonyms

sisters before misters chicks before dicks

Questions

What does hoes before bros mean?: A woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.
Where does hoes before bros come from?: Inversion of bros before hoes.

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