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done someone brown

done someone brown is the past participle of do someone brown.

Meaning of do someone brown

Verb

do someone brown (third-person singular simple present does someone brown, present participle doing someone brown, simple past did someone brown, past participle done someone brown)

  1. (dated, slang) To deceive someone thoroughly; to take in completely.
    • How could he be safe against Master Dickey doing him brown?1848, William Hamilton Maxwell, Brian O'Linn: Or, Luck is Everything, page 164

Questions about done someone brown

What is done someone brown the past participle of?
Done someone brown is the past participle of do someone brown.

Words near done someone brown in the dictionary

  1. done over
  2. done porridge
  3. done right by
  4. done somebody wrong
  5. done someone a frighten
  6. done someone brown
  7. done someone like that
  8. done someone one better
  9. done someone proud
  10. done someone's bidding
  11. done someone's business

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