"brotherman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brothermen [plural]
Etymology: brother + man Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brother|man}} brother + man Head templates: {{en-noun|brothermen}} brotherman (plural brothermen)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, mostly as a term of address used for a friend or stranger) A man. Tags: term-of-address Related terms: sistergirl
    Sense id: en-brotherman-en-noun-8cXSiEkr Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for brotherman meaning in English (1.2kB)

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