brodie

[broh-dee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive.
to do a brodie from a high ledge.
a complete failure; flop.
a severe vehicular skid.
a sharp reversal in a vehicle's direction by sudden application of the brakes and wrenching of the steering wheel.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of brodie¹

After Steve Brodie, who claimed that he jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886

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Victoria had shared an enclosure at the park, near Aviemore, with her second cub Brodie, aged three.

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The Highland Wildlife Park also has two adult male bears, 16-year-old Walker and Arktos, who is 17 and is the father of Hamish and Brodie.

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Four people were charged with his murder and Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, and Brodie Lee Palmer, 29, were on Thursday found guilty after a 12-week trial.

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They continue to share an enclosure, but recently keepers noticed she was struggling to keep up with Brodie, who is now three.

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Victoria gave birth to another male cub - Brodie - in December 2021.

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brodiaea Brodsky

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