my brother in Christ
nounEtymology
From my + brother in Christ. The phrase was in use unironically for softening the delivery of a harsh truth and discouraging the shooting of the messenger before it ever was used sarcastically as an internet meme; it pursued those aims by emphasizing spiritual fraternity between speaker and listener (compare the theme of all due respect and you know I love you, but you need to hear the truth).
Definitions
A (sometimes condescending) term of address, used before a statement which intends to…
A (sometimes condescending) term of address, used before a statement which intends to dispel someone's lack of self-awareness.
- I know you're really hyped about the plan, but, my brother in Christ, it's not gonna work.
- Tech bros sometimes say they're against so-called social engineering; my brother in Christ, your technological innovations have been a chief wellspring of such reengineering.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see my, brother in Christ.
- We all must labor in the vineyard and walk in the ways of the Lord; my brother in Christ, you won't find happiness at the bottom of a bottle.
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No curated loop yet for my brother in Christ. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA