brodie

noun

bro·​die

ˈbrōdē

plural -s

sometimes capitalized

1

slang : dive : suicidal leap

do a brodie

2

slang : fall, failure, boner

pull a brodie

: flop

Word History

Etymology

after Steve Brodie †1901 American who claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886

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