Word info

broderick

Speech parts

1. broderick - Noun

2. broderick - Verb

3. Broderick - Proper noun

Meaning

A male given name transferred from the surname.

A surname from Welsh.

broderick (plural brodericks)

(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating

broderick (third-person singular simple present brodericks, present participle brodericking, simple past and past participle brodericked)

(transitive) To administer a beating to

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet. Mel Brooks

According to Badham, Broderick and Sheedy were "stiff as boards" when they came onto the sound stage, having both Brest's dark vision and the idea that they would soon be fired. Source: Internet

Broderick 1993, 282–83 The following table shows a selection of nouns from the Swadesh list and indicates their pronunciations and etymologies. Source: Internet

Attending the cheque presentation were committee members Seamus Donoghue, Breda Broderick, Mary Delaney and Irene Murray. Source: Internet

Alcon co-founders and co-CEO's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson will serve as executive producers with president of Alcon Television Sharon Hall. Source: Internet

According to Mosette Broderick in her book Triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White, this house is the firm’s first Colonial Revival design in brick. Source: Internet

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