brodie
/bɹoʊdi//ˈbɹoʊdi/
brodie noun: a close male friend, or a man deserving of respect; a bro. Also the alternative spelling of brody.
Noun (1)
brodie (plural brodies)
- A close male friend, or a man deserving of respect; a bro.
Proper noun capitalized: Brodie
Brodie
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- “Surprise,” says Hal Brodie, drily, caught in the act of taking books and records from Luisa’s shelves and putting them into his gym bag. ...
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Luisa is angry with herself. “So. Reclamation Day.”2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 120
- “Surprise,” says Hal Brodie, drily, caught in the act of taking books and records from Luisa’s shelves and putting them into his gym bag. ...
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland, the location of Brodie Castle (OS grid ref NH9757).
Noun (2) capitalized: Brodie
Brodie (plural Brodies)
- A suicidal leap.
- "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. […]1960, Martin M. Frank, Diary of a D.A., page 26
- A risky enterprise; a chance taken.
- August Marien took a brodie (any one is apt to) by getting married last month.1916, The American Photo Engraver, volume 9, page 536
Also used as
brodie is also the alternative spelling of brody.
brodie is also the alternative spelling of Brodie.
Forms of brodie
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | brodies |
| alternative form | brody |
| plural | Brodies |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Brody |
| alternative form | Brodi |
| alternative form | Brodey |
Origin of brodie
From bro or broski, shortening of brother.
Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning. Probably of Pictish or Gaelic origin. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: * "ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth; * "muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach; * "a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha; * or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruid or Bridei from King Bridei of the Picts.
Named after Steve Brodie (1861–1901), who made a disputed claim to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived.
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Questions about brodie
- What does brodie mean?
- Brodie means a close male friend, or a man deserving of respect; a bro.
- What part of speech is brodie?
- Brodie can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce brodie?
- Brodie is pronounced /bɹoʊdi/.
- What is the plural of brodie?
- The plural of brodie is brodies.
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