"brokie" meaning in English

See brokie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹoʊ̯kiː/, /ˈbɹɐʉkiː/ [General-Australian] Forms: brokies [plural]
Etymology: From broke (“penniless, poor”) + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|broke|-ie||t1=penniless, poor}} broke (“penniless, poor”) + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} brokie (plural brokies)
  1. (slang) A person with very little money, a broke person Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-brokie-en-noun-WWGOJGVa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie

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