soul brother

noun

plural soul brothers
US, informal
: a Black boy or man

Examples of soul brother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Three weeks after teammate and soul brother Patrice Bergeron called it fini, Krejci followed, as was expected. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023 Check it out now, funk soul brothers and feisty friends: DJ sets will make the night sizzle. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 May 2023 Funk soul brother Fatboy Slim goes global at 4 p.m. from Wembley Arena in London. Gary Graff, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2021 Lotus was my Jewish soul sister; Mooney was my Black soul brother. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 21 May 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soul brother was in 1957

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“Soul brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul%20brother. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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