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Brickie vs Brickle - What's the difference?

brickie | brickle |

As a noun brickie

is (british|new zealand|australia|slang) a bricklayer.

As an adjective brickle is

(appalachian|or|archaic|or|dialect).

As a verb brickle is

(canadian english|dialect) to fail spectacularly.

brickie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, New Zealand, Australia, slang) A bricklayer.

    • brickle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) brikel, brekil, .

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (Appalachian, or, archaic, or, dialect)
    • (Spenser)

    Etymology 2

    From , a failed automobile

    Verb

    (head)
  • (Canadian English, dialect) To fail spectacularly
  • * How to Brickle The New Brunswick Funny Book (1977) ISBN 0-9690732-0-8
    • Coined by Jim Lotz of The Atlantic Cooperator.
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