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brodie¹

  • /bɹoʊdi/
  • /bɹəʊdi/

Rhymes with -oʊdi, -əʊdi

Where it comes from

From bro or broski, shortening of brother.

noun brodies · brody

  1. Internet A close male friend, or a man deserving of respect; a bro.

brodie²

  • /bɹoʊdi/
  • /bɹəʊdi/

Rhymes with -oʊdi, -əʊdi

noun brodies · brody

  1. alternative, rare Alternative spelling of brody (“automobile stunt”).
  2. alternative Alternative spelling of Brodie (“a suicidal leap, or risky chance taken”).

Brodie³

  • /ˈbɹoʊdi/ US

Sounds like Brody

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Brody · Brodi · Brodey

  1. 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. ... ... Luisa is angry with herself. “So. Reclamation Day.”
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland, the location of Brodie Castle (OS grid ref NH9757).

Brodie⁴

  • /ˈbɹoʊdi/ US

Sounds like Brody

Where it comes from

Named after Steve Brodie (1861–1901), who made a disputed claim to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived.

noun Brodies · Brody

  1. US, informal 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. […]
  2. US, broadly, figuratively, informal A risky enterprise; a chance taken. August Marien took a brodie (any one is apt to) by getting married last month.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hey, brochacho, broham, ladybro, brud, broheim, bro-code, bruh, broseph, brosef, bro code, brolationship, bredder, good-brother, brooder, bredren

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@misc{brodie_2026,
  title = {brodie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brodie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}