soul brother

Word Origin

noun, Informal.

a black male, especially a fellow black male.

Origin of soul brother

1955-1960

First recorded in 1955-60

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Historical Examples

The air scout who had accomplished it was his soul brother no matter what country had given him birth.

Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

Slang definitions & phrases for soul brother

soul brother

noun phrase

A male black person; blood, brother (1957+ Black)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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