Brown Bomber
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Joe Louis (b. 1914), un- defeated heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 until his retirement in 1949.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Brown Bomber” mean?
Joe Louis (b. 1914), un- defeated heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 until his retirement in 1949.
Is “Brown Bomber” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.