"broderick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brodericks [plural]
Etymology: After Johnny Broderick, a New York City policeman well-known for his powerful punch. Head templates: {{en-noun}} broderick (plural brodericks)
  1. (slang, early 20th century) A thorough beating Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-broderick-en-noun-DMdbPuaK

Verb

Forms: brodericks [present, singular, third-person], brodericking [participle, present], brodericked [participle, past], brodericked [past]
Etymology: After Johnny Broderick, a New York City policeman well-known for his powerful punch. Head templates: {{en-verb}} broderick (third-person singular simple present brodericks, present participle brodericking, simple past and past participle brodericked)
  1. (transitive) To administer a beating to Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-broderick-en-verb-nVfy-Zm9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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