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brodie
/bɹoʊdi/
noun 5name 3
Collocations
2VERB + BRODIE
took
BRODIE + NOUN
bruckman
Definitions
noun
1
A close male friend, or a man deserving of respect; a bro.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of brody (“automobile stunt”).
2
Alternative spelling of Brodie (“a suicidal leap, or risky chance taken”).
name
1
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland, the location of Brodie Castle (OS grid ref NH9757).
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"We don't believe this bird took a Brodie," Bruckman told them. "He wouldn't know the meaning of remorse, and he's not the suicidal type. […]
Wiktionary02
August Marien took a brodie (any one is apt to) by getting married last month.
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