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broderick

(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating.

Ernest Woodruff pounded his fist onto his redwood desk. “Find him; give him the Broderick and then bring his battered body to me so I can lay eyes on that hatchet man’s mug before I bash it in!”
Origin: After Johnny Broderick, a New York City policeman well-known for his powerful punch. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(transitive) To administer a beating to.

"I brodericked him when he was alive," Johnny would say, "but it is against my religion to do anything like that to the dead. [spit in corpse's eye]"
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