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broker than the Ten Commandments

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Extremely impoverished.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative-only, dated, humorous

Qualifier: simile

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History

Etymology

A pun on the sense of broke 'without money' and broken, with potential reference both to Moses' destruction ('breaking') of the tablets on Mount Sinai (Exodus 32:19) and sinners' violation ('breaking') of the Ten Commandments in daily life.