brick-brackn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪkbrak/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪkˌbræk/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: brick n.¹, brickbat n.

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of brick n.¹, probably as an alteration of brickbat n. (compare the occasional α. forms at that entry). Perhaps compare earlier brack n.¹

Now nonstandard.

A brickbat. Also figurative: a criticism, an insult.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > stone as missile

stonec1275

ashlar1370

brickbat1563

beggars' bolts1608

brick-brack1649

rock1711

Irish confetti1908

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [noun] > instance of > an uncomplimentary speech or remark

brickbat1642

brick-brack1649

displiment1868

unpleasantry1916

1649 Εικων Ἡ Πιστη iv. 15 These Bishops were thrown into the Thames, had Brick-bracks thrown upon their heads, were shoulder'd up and down the Hall, and their heads knocked against the wall.

?1791 ‘A. Pasquin’ Eccentricities J. Edwin I. 108 You werily deserve to be pelted with brick bracks, and rolled in the kindle, says I.

1827 J. Wight More Mornings Bow St. 217 Some part of the said public attacked the said building with brick-bracks.

2000 Brentwood (Calif.) News (Nexis) 2 Mar. 15 To all the candidates who..will endure the brick-bracks thrown your way, we salute you and wish you good luck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brick-brack
释义	brick-brackn. Brit. /ˈbrɪkbrak/, U.S. /ˈbrɪkˌbræk/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: brick n.¹, brickbat n. Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of brick n.¹, probably as an alteration of brickbat n. (compare the occasional α. forms at that entry). Perhaps compare earlier brack n.¹ Now nonstandard. A brickbat. Also figurative: a criticism, an insult. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > stone as missile stonec1275 ashlar1370 brickbat1563 beggars' bolts1608 brick-brack1649 rock1711 Irish confetti1908 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [noun] > instance of > an uncomplimentary speech or remark brickbat1642 brick-brack1649 displiment1868 unpleasantry1916 1649 Εικων Ἡ Πιστη iv. 15 These Bishops were thrown into the Thames, had Brick-bracks thrown upon their heads, were shoulder'd up and down the Hall, and their heads knocked against the wall. ?1791 ‘A. Pasquin’ Eccentricities J. Edwin I. 108 You werily deserve to be pelted with brick bracks, and rolled in the kindle, says I. 1827 J. Wight More Mornings Bow St. 217 Some part of the said public attacked the said building with brick-bracks. 2000 Brentwood (Calif.) News (Nexis) 2 Mar. 15 To all the candidates who..will endure the brick-bracks thrown your way, we salute you and wish you good luck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1649
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