Does Visiting Your Friends Make You A 'Friendpilled Visitmaxxer'? Explaining The Viral 'Bro Visited His Friend' Meme

Is visiting your friends now a meme? Will paying your pal a call forever brand you a "friendpilled visitmaxxer"? A recent cartoon by artist Fallenchungus has been changing the way spending time at your buddy's house is regarded by society, but fear not, it's not that deep after all. Learn everything there is to learn about the "bro visited his friend" meme with our brief explainer.

What Is ‘Bro Visited His Friend’ and 'Friendpilled Visitmaxxer'?

"Bro visited his friend" is a two-panel cartoon posted by webcomic artist Fallenchungus on March 28th, 2024. You may also know Fallenchungus from the previously popular Look man, he helped me through a very tough time format.

Now, "friendpilled visitmaxxer" refers to a wildly popular edit of the cartoon that was shared by Tumblr user oldmen-runningtheworld-anewage on April 8th, 2024. In the edit, the punchline is replaced with, you guessed it, "friendpilled visitmaxxer." More on that below.

Why Is ‘Bro Visited His Friend’ Funny?

What's the humor in saying "Bro visited his friend" or "bro did this" or "bro did that"? As the artist of the cartoon explained on X, repeating something that somebody said verbatim but adding "bro" at the start instantly makes it funny. All-in-all, it's a simple yet effective way of razzing your friends about almost anything.

Fallenchungus later posted several cartoons that built upon the joke. Even not saying anything at all won't save you…

What Does 'Friendpilled Visitmaxxer' Mean?

So what does "friendpilled visitmaxxer" mean? The expression marries the original punchline with incel slang by adding -pilling and -maxxing suffixes to it.

Simply put, "-pilling" means enlightening or converting someone, while "-maxxing" means purposefully working on a certain aspect of yourself. Consider that both suffixes had years of ironic use online and are practically buzzwords that carry very little negative connotation at this point.

Therefore, "friendpilled visitmaxxer" is simply a funny, chronically online description of someone who values their friends and visits them.

'Bro Visited His Friend' Usage In Memes

"Bro Visited His Friend" has been providing source material for memes for the entire month of April. Most notably, the "friendpilled visitmaxxer" version of the meme posted on Tumblr was followed by multiple reblogs in which users riffed on the meme, altering the punchline in all sorts of ways.

For the full history of "bro visited his friend," be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.