sugar brother
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sugar (“affection, flattery, favour, money”) + brother.
Noun
sugar brother (plural sugar brothers)
- (slang, neologism) A man, usually wealthy, who financially funds or bails out another man, usually a platonic friend.
- Hunter Biden's attorney paid over $2 million for his delinquent taxes. Must be nice to have a sugar brother you can count on.