brother-out-law

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English

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Etymology

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From brother +‎ -out-law, by analogy to brother-in-law.

Noun

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brother-out-law (plural brothers-out-law)

  1. The brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
  2. The boyfriend of one's sister or brother.
  3. The brother of one's ex-spouse.
    • 2018, Eric Baysinger, Brother-out-Law, →ISBN, page 69:
      Going home and hanging out with his daughter and brother-in-law, Ex-brother-in-law? Brother-out-law? seemed a whole lot better than whatever was going to happen inside that restaurant.

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