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| In popular culture, the '''Bro Code''' is a friendship [[etiquette]] to be followed among men or, more specifically, among members of the [[Bro (subculture)|bro subculture]]. The term has been popularized by [[Barney Stinson]], a character from the television show ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. Katherine Connor Martin, head of content creation at [[OxfordDictionaries.com|Oxford Dictionaries]], recognized Stinson as "the quintessence of a certain iteration of the contemporary bro".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/10/the-rise-of-the-portmanbro/ |title=The rise of the portmanbro |last1=Martin |first1=Katherine Connor |date=October 9, 2013 |publisher=[[Oxford Dictionaries]] |accessdate=April 5, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009134137/http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/10/the-rise-of-the-portmanbro/ |archivedate=October 9, 2013 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>
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| ==The notion==
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| === Early references ===
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| The notion of an unwritten set of rules that govern the relationship between male friends is present in popular culture at least since 1991. In the ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode "[[The Stranded]]", which aired on November 27 that year, Jerry Seinfeld says the following monologue, in one of his stand-up bits:
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| {{Quote|text=All plans between men are tentative. If one man should suddenly have an opportunity to pursue a woman, it's like these two guys never met each other ever in life. '''This is the male code'''. And it doesn't matter how important the arrangements are [...]|source="The Stranded"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheStranded.html|title=The Stranded|publisher=SeinfeldScripts|access-date=2016-03-28}}</ref>|character=Jerry Seinfeld|title=''Seinfeld''}}
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| === "Bros before hoes" ===
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| "[[wikt:bros before hoes|Bros before hoes]]" (that is, "friends before women") is a well-known, vulgar slang expression about how men should not abandon their male friends in order to pursue or embark on relationships with women.
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| The "bros before hoes" expression is often regarded as the "golden rule" of male friendship, and it has been common slang at least since 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/bros-before-hoes|title=What does bros before hoes mean? bros before hoes Definition. Meaning of bros before hoes. |publisher=OnlineSlangDictionary.com |access-date=2016-03-28}}</ref> It was used by ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' character [[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]] in "[[A Benihana Christmas]]", and was later popularized by Barney Stinson.
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| ==''The Bro Code''==
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| {{Infobox book
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| | name = The Bro Code
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| | author = [[Barney Stinson]]<br>with Matt Kuhn
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| | image = Bro Code.jpg
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| | country = USA
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| | language = English
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| | subject = [[Interpersonal relationships]]<br>[[Etiquette]]
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| | genre = [[Humor]]
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| | publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]]
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| | release_date = October 14, 2008
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| | media_type = Print (Paperback) <br/> e-Book <br> Audio Book (CD)<ref name="amazon"/>
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| | pages = 208<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.ca/dp143911000X|publisher=[[Amazon.ca]]|title=The Bro Code|accessdate=November 26, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> (Paperback)
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| | isbn = 978-1-4391-1000-3
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| | followed_by = Bro on the Go
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| }}
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| Inspired by the notion of Bro Code that they developed in their sitcom, ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' creators [[Carter Bays]] and [[Craig Thomas (screenwriter)|Craig Thomas]], and one of the show's writers, Matt Kuhn, wrote a book called ''The Bro Code''. Published by [[Simon & Schuster]], the book covers 150 rules written in articles of what "bros" should or should not do.<ref name="google">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7n-3Wgb4nuUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=bro+code&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OUCVUsa0AsXvoAS7sIGgDQ&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bro%20code&f=false|title=The Bro Code|publisher=Simon & Schuster |last1=Stinson |first1=Barney |last2=Kuhn |first2=Matt |ISBN=978-1-4391-1000-3|accessdate=November 26, 2013}}</ref> The book was [[pen name|penned]] by Barney Stinson and also credited with Kuhn, who also wrote the entries of Barney's blog, mentioned in the series. The book was first shown in the episode "[[The Goat (How I Met Your Mother)|The Goat]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-07-25/features/0807230545_1_cbs-web-site-barney-stinson-mother|title=Now you can consult 'The Bro Code'|date=July 25, 2008|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=November 26, 2013}}</ref> Greig Dymond of [[CBC.ca]] calls the book "a tongue-in-cheek guide to etiquette for horn-dog dudes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/it-s-a-guy-thing-1.791255|title=It's a guy thing|last=Dymond|first=Greig|publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=March 19, 2009|accessdate=November 26, 2013}}</ref> At the end of each episode, a [[vanity card]] is used to display a random rule from the Bro Code, similar to what is done on [[Chuck Lorre]]-produced shows.
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Bro (subculture)]]
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| *[[Bromance]]
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| *[[Gentlemen's agreement]]
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| *[[Man Laws]]
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| *[[What happens on tour, stays on tour]]
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| *[[Wingman (social)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{How I Met Your Mother}}
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| [[Category:Etiquette]]
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| [[Category:How I Met Your Mother]]
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| [[Category:Interpersonal relationships]]
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| [[Category:Masculinity]]
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| [[Category:Words coined in the 2000s]]
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| {{Source Wikipedia}}
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