brickbat

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪkbæt/
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• General-American: /ˈbɹɪkˌbæt/
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• CMU ARPABET: B R IH1 K B AE2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The noun is derived from brick + bat (“a bit, piece; specifically, part of a brick with one whole end”). The verb is derived from the noun.

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: murikka — piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon
• Russian: половня́к (polovnják) — piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon
• Russian: булы́жник (bulýžnik) — piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon
• Spanish: pedrada — piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon
• Finnish: risu — piece of (sharp) criticism or a (highly) uncomplimentary remark
• Finnish: heittää kiviä — to attack (someone or something) by swinging or throwing brickbats
• Spanish: lanzar unas pedradas — to attack (someone or something) by swinging or throwing brickbats
• Finnish: arvostella kärkevästi — to assail (someone or something) with (sharp) criticism
• Vietnamese: búa rìu dư luận — to assail (someone or something) with (sharp) criticism