"Brotherisms"

What are Brotherisms?

"Brotherisms" is a word for the vast collection of recurring terms, names and phrases invented, modified or implemented by the McElroy brothers in their lifelong pursuit of hilarious goofs. Although they may include one-offs that are harped on in one episode and then never again addressed or referenced, the McElroy patois is rife with these delightful and recurring turns of phrase. Strongly recurring Brotherisms are typically coined during the McElroys' real lives as brothers outside of the podcast, but anything appearing on the show may be considered a canonical Brotherism.

List of Brotherisms (And Their Contexts)

The Brothers Three

• "Goof" (Joke or premise for a bit)
• "Unless..." (Typically followed by a hypothetical situation that totally contradicts their immediately previous, often adamant advice)
• "My dude" (Usually addressing a question-asker)
• "Deep cut." (A particularly obscure reference. Believed to come from radio broadcasting parlance, through Clint)
• "Part/open the kimono." (To reveal all secrets about something.)
• "Scrowdy row." (In a messy/incomplete state.)
• "That dog don't hunt." (When describing a plan that is either not working or will not work.)
• "Putting on blast." (To be harshly critical of something.)
• "Salting your game." (Similar to putting on blast. To be overly negative about someone's plan or actions to the point of disappointing that person.)
• "Lean into it." (To embrace something momentarily uncomfortable, usually for some long-term benefit.)
• Cookie Points (a system in which you earn points for eating healthful foods that can be redeemed for junk foods)
• "Boy" (Any given person. Expect to hear this one a lot.)

Justin McElroy

• "Hey, guys?" (Often used when Justin is addressing the entire male gender for some behavior)
• "...modren..." (The way that Justin often, but not always, pronounces "modern", possibly lifted from the short film "Your Studio And You")
• "Put some jelly on it." (i.e. to make something sticky and gross, not more delicious; frequent suggestion for a solution to a problem)
• "Dummo." (Synonymous with "dumbass." As in, "Those guys are real dummos.")
• "Doubles." (Doubles refers the practice of going to a restaurant and ordering two meals, one to eat now, one to take home and eat later. The term was coined by Justin, who first mentioned it in Episode 160, but Sydnee finds it embarrassing and unacceptable.)

Travis McElroy

• "Let me throw this out there." (A suggestion, which Travis has no faith in even as he suggests it. Travis has been making an effort to stop using this, after it was brought to his attention that it had become a verbal tic of his)
• "I can't stress this enough..." (often before giving a well-considered, but quite possibly ridiculous, warning or tidbit of information)
• "Is it possible..." (often said before offering a possible excuse for behavior deemed unacceptable by the other brothers)

Griffin McElroy

• "In the Japanese style." (Griffin maintains an intense admiration for Japanese culture since a visit to Japan. He often notes the ways he finds Japanese culture superior, using this phrase)
• "That sweet, sweet Doja." (Referring to marijuana)
• "That DANK KUSH." (Referring to marijuana. Capitalized letters wildly mispronounced for comedic effect)
• "Pack your bags and move away." (Often used during relationship advice.)
• "Chopped and screwed." (To appropriate and reinterpret something aggressively, far beyond the original intent.)