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English

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Abrick (sense 1) wall

Etymology

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From LateMiddle Englishbrik,bryke,bricke, fromMiddle Low German andMiddle Dutchbricke("cracked or broken brick; tile-stone"; modernDutchbrik), ultimately related toProto-West Germanic*brekan(“to break”), whence alsoOld Frenchbriche andFrenchbrique(“brick”). Compare alsoGerman Low GermanBrickje(“small board, tray”). Related tobreak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brick (countable anduncountable,pluralbricks)

  2. (countable) A hardened rectangular block ofmud,clay etc., used forbuilding.
    This wall is made ofbricks.
  4. (uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
    This house is made ofbrick.
  5. (countable) Something shaped like a brick.
    a plastic explosivebrick
  6. The colourbrick red.
    brick: 
    • 2011, Seth Kenlon,Revolution Radio, page70:
      The handyman considered the question and I knew she had abrick of ground beans in her bag but was considering whether the beds and a hot drink was worth abrick of coffee.
    • 2012, Kevin Sampson,Powder, page34:
      He disentangled himself from the safe door and delved inside. He brought out abrick of banknotes.
    • 2021, Stan Erisman,A Sea of Troubles, page31:
      A few times, when I got tired of my whisky highs and tobacco fumes, I turned to my new little helper, the tinybrick of cannabis resin I got from Don.
  7. (slang, dated) Ahelpful andreliable person.
    Thanks for helping me wash the car. You’re abrick.
    • 1863, Elizabeth Caroline Grey,Good Society; Or, Contrasts of Character‎[1], page72:
      “It's easy to see you're abrick!” replied Lady Augusta, and the laugh again became general.
    • 1903,Samuel Butler, chapter 48, inThe Way of All Flesh:
      Theobald's mind worked in this way: "Now, I know Ernest has told this boy what a disagreeable person I am, and I will just show him that I am not disagreeable at all, but a good old fellow, a jolly old boy, in fact a regular oldbrick, and that it is Ernest who is in fault all through."
    • 1906,Edith Nesbit,The Railway Children‎[2], page168:
      ‘Somebody had to stay with you,’ said Bobbie.
      ‘Tell you what, Bobbie,’ said Jim, ‘you’re abrick. Shake.’
    • 1960, W.W. Jacobs,Cargoes‎[3],→ISBN, page45:
      “Well, I’ll do what I can for you,” said the seaman, …“If you were only shorter, I'd lend you some clothes.”
      “You're abrick,” said the soldier gratefully.
  8. (basketball, slang) Ashot which misses, particularly one which bounces directly out of the basket because of a too-flat trajectory, as if the ball were a heavier object.
    We can't win if we keep throwing upbricks from three-point land.
  9. (informal) Apower brick; an externalpower supply consisting of a smallbox with an integralmaleplug and an attachedcord terminating in another plug.
  10. (computing slang, figurative) Anelectronicdevice, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has becomenon-functional orobsolete.
  11. (UK, naval, slang) Aprojectile.
    • 2019, Daniel Knowles,HMS Hood: Pride of the Royal Navy:
      I was on deck watching the firing, and looking at the direction in which our guns were pointing, it was obvious that it was not going to be Centurion who was going to receive ourbricks.
  12. (firearms) A carton of 500 rimfire cartridges, which forms the approximate size and shape of a brick.
  13. (pokerslang) Acommunity card (usually theturn or theriver) which does not improve a player's hand.
    The two of clubs was a completebrick on the river.
  14. (slang) Akilogram ofcocaine.
    • 2013, Snap Capone, “Lights Out” (0:16 from the start), inThe Memoir‎[4]:
      I can sellbricks, I don't need to rap /Buj so peng it makes the fiends collapse / Cook that coca into crack / I was selling Zs while you was in your bed
  15. (LGBTQslang, derogatory, offensive) Atrans woman who does notpass.
    Antonym:fish
    • 2022,Gretchen Felker-Martin, chapter VI, inManhunt, page40:
      Was she like you—abrick, never passed, never gonna?
    • 2023 July 2, Cameron Scheetz,Queerty‎[5]:
      In the world of drag, “brick” is a shady word, slang lobbed at queens whose makeup looks busted, whose wardrobes have seen better days, or who are just generally giving hot mess.
    • 2024 December 21, u/veggieagain,Reddit‎[6], r/4tran4:
      :( body positivity doesn't work on me :3 being abrick is awful smh

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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hardened block used for building
a building material
color
term for a helpful, reliable person
an external power supply
a heavy electronic device that has become obsolete
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Verb

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brick (third-person singular simple presentbricks,present participlebricking,simple past and past participlebricked)

  1. (transitive) Tobuild,line, or form with bricks.
    to bebricked alive (as a form of capital punishment)
    • 1904, Thomas Hansom Cockin,An Elementary Class-Book of Practical Coal-Mining, C. Lockwood and Son, page78:
      If the ground is strong right up to the surface, a few yards are usually sunk andbricked before the engines and pit top are erected
    • 1914,The Mining Engineer, Institution of Mining Engineers, page349:
      The shaft was nextbricked between the decks until the top scaffold was supported by the brickwork and [made] to share the weight with the prids.
    • 2010,Peter Corris,Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page18:
      He came in and we went out to the back area I'dbricked amateurishly years ago.
  2. (transitive) To make into bricks.
    • 1904 August 15, James C. Bennett, “Lead Smelting and Refining with Some Notes on Lead Mining”, in Walter Renton Ingalls, editor,The Engineering and Mining Journal, published1906, page66:
      The plant, which is here described, forbricking fine ores and flue dust, was designed and the plans produced in the engineering department of the Selby smelter.
  3. (transitive, slang) Tohit someone or something with a brick.
  4. (transitive, computing slang) To make (anelectronic device)non-functional and usually beyond repair, as a result of software or configuration issues.
    My VCR wasbricked during the lightning storm.
    • 2002 October 15, Mike Leeson, “How to write protect nk.bin”, inmicrosoft.public.windowsce.platbuilder‎[7] (Usenet), retrieved25 February 2016, message-ID <OHm5#hLdCHA.2592@tkmsftngp09>:
      Just need to project against users from deleting NK.BIN andbricking the device.
    • 2007 December 14, Joe Barr, “PacketProtector turns SOHO router into security powerhouse”, inLinux.com:
      installing third-party firmware will void your warranty, and it is possible that you maybrick your router.
    • 2016, Alex Hern, “Revolv devices bricked as Google's Nest shuts down smart home company”, inThe Guardian‎[8]:
      Google owner Alphabet’s subsidiary Nest is closing a smart-home company it bought less than two years ago, leaving customers’ devices useless as of May.[…] The company declined to share how many customers would be left withbricked devices as a result of the shutdown.
  5. (intransitive, computing slang) Of anelectronicdevice, to become non-functional, especially in a way beyond repair, as a result of software or configuration issues.
    Antonym:unbrick
    My phonebricked halfway through the videoconference.
  6. (intransitive, slang) Toblunder; toscrew up.

Derived terms

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Translations

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build with bricks
make into brick
electronics: to render non-functional

Adjective

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brick (notcomparable)

  1. (colloquial, African-American Vernacular, New York, of weather) Extremelycold.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:cold
    • 2005,Vibe, volume12, number14, page102:
      And while the tropics are definitely the place to be when it'sbrick outside, rocking a snorkel on the beach only works when you're snorkeling.
    • 2014, Ray Mack,Underestimated: A Searcher's Story,→ISBN, page89:
      He was always hanging tight with me and since he had access to a ride . . . it made traveling easier. I mean it was no biggie brain buster to take the train, but when it'sbrick outside . . . fuck the A train.
    • 2017 January 18, Anthony J. Yeung, “Running During Winter Sucks. But It Doesn't Have To.”, inEsquire:
      Read on for tips so you don't freeze your ass off when it'sbrick outside.
    • 2018 January 4, Melissa Hipolit, “HUD: Creighton Court residents without heat being relocated”, inCBS 6 TV:
      "It'sbrick cold. Could you imagine stepping on this with your bare foot?" Taylor said.

Translations

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made of brick(s)

See also

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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For the ship, fromEnglishbrig.For the item of Maghrebi cuisine, frombrik, itself from an Arabic word borrowed fromOttoman Turkishبورك(börek).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brick m (pluralbricks)

  1. (nautical) abrig, a two-masted vessel type
  2. afritter with a filling

Descendants

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Further reading

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Guyanese Creole English

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Brick

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromEnglishbrick.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brick

  1. stone,pebble
    Dem wutlis gyaal dem does pelt meh budday dem widbrick. ―Those naughty girls throwstones at my friends.

References

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  • Samad, Daizal R.; Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023),A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers,→ISBN, page25

Manx

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Noun

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brick m pl

  1. plural ofbreck

Mutation

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Mutation ofbrick
radicallenitioneclipsis
brickvrickmrick

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishbrick.

Noun

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brick m (pluralbricks)

  1. (ultimate frisbee)brick

Scots

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Verb

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brick

  1. Southern Scots form ofbrak(“to break”)
    Make shair ee dehbrick yon vase!
    Make sure he doesn'tbreak that vase over there!
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