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brickbat

Syllabification: (brick·bat)
Pronunciation: /ˈbrikˌbat/
Translate brickbat | into Italian
Definition of brickbat

noun

  • a piece of brick, typically when used as a weapon.
  • a remark or comment which is highly critical and typically insulting:the plaudits were beginning to outnumber the brickbats

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