brotherman

English

Etymology

brother +‎ man

Noun

brotherman (plural brothermen)

  1. (African-American Vernacular, mostly as a term of address used for a friend or stranger) A man.
    • 1985, Odie Hawkins, Busting Out of an Ordinary Man, page 129:
      Action, brotherman! Action is what we need! Direct, coldblooded action!

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