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词汇 broggy
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Definition of broggy in English:

broggy

nounPlural broggiesˈbrɒɡi
usually in phrase do a broggyAustralian informal
  • A sharp turn or slide in a vehicle.

    we wheeled around the car park doing broggies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Safety Nazis don't like kids doing that these days, as the dust kicked up during the broggy is seen as an environmental hazard.
    • He sees me and the old duck walking next to me, slams on the rear brake, throws a broggy and skids around us.
    • It reminded me of when we used to do broggies as kids in the gravel.
    • They put their gings in their pockets and rode off on their bikes to the corner shop, doing broggies.
    • I managed to hold the slide (making all those broggies on gravel as a kid worthwhile).

Origin

1970s: possibly an alteration of US slang brodie, 'a spin made by a skidding vehicle', ultimately from Steve Brodie, a US daredevil who jumped from Brooklyn Bridge in 1886.

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