"broke off" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-broke off.ogg Forms: more broke off [comparative], most broke off [superlative]
Etymology: From broken off, implying that a piece of the pie has been "broken off" for you. Head templates: {{en-adj}} broke off (comparative more broke off, superlative most broke off)
  1. (slang) Well-to-do, rich, wealthy Tags: slang Synonyms: paid
    Sense id: en-broke_off-en-adj-hkQdqLsd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: En-au-broke off.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} broke off
  1. simple past of break off Tags: form-of, past Form of: break off
    Sense id: en-broke_off-en-verb-3dj3ugqZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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