soul brother
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7.5
- noun
- /soʊl ˈbrʌðər/
- Archaic
:
hermano del alma
- Hey, hey, hey, soul brother, where you jettin' off to?
Maybe it's your soul brother and maybe it's your soul sister, but there is some type of connection.
- Maybe it's your soul brother and maybe it's your soul sister, but there is some type of connection.
Examples
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Soul brother, what's the deal, man?
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You know, they were definitely soul brothers.
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You are truly a soul brother my friend.
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Maybe it's your soul brother and maybe it's your soul sister, but there is some type of connection.
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My number one soul brother.
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Slide me some skin, soul brother.
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I think we're like soul brothers from different mothers.
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Harry Kenney, what do you got to say, soul brother?
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I dedicate this next record to the soul brothers of the 1st Infantry Divisions.
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You are truly a soul brother my friend.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound transparently combines 'soul' (deep feeling/essence) and 'brother' (male comrade), so a learner who knows both words could infer a close, emotionally bonded male friend. However, the specific cultural meaning—often referring to a Black man and a shared racial/communal solidarity within African American contexts—is culturally specific and not fully derivable from the constituents alone.
Etymology
Soul brother may come from the 1960s when soul meant Black music, feeling, and pride, and people called each other brother to show friendship and support. So soul brother means 'a Black man who shares that sense of unity and support'.