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broad

broad

44 9.9
An offensive old-fashioned word for a woman
  • noun
  • /brɔd/
  • Slur
translation icon : [término despectivo para "mujer"]
  • This broad is lethal.
  • booze and broads
  • an old broad
  • a tough broad

I don't miss the broad, but the titties I miss, I miss.

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Examples

  • I hear she's got some new broads in from San Francisco.

  • Some of these broads are wearing my salary.

  • I thought my broad was bad with all of her weird shoes.

  • "You got the bucks, so now you can throw the broad out?"

    Fiction book (1993)
  • You never been with more than two broads before?

  • That bad broad is never gonna mix up a top stud again.

  • You gave money to your friends, your broads, your dealers, anybody, but not me.

  • Budweiser, baseball, and broads, fellas - we're going round the clock!

    Fiction book (1996)
  • You're both super classy broads.

  • I've met some interesting broads at the comedy club last night.

Idioms

Describe people or things in very general ways that ignore important details

Wide from side to side, like a boat that is very stable or a person with wide hips

In a general way without details

Compounds

During the day when it is bright and everyone can see

old broad
  • Offensive
5 9.5

An informal rude word for an older woman who is tough and speaks her mind

Having wide shoulders and a strong upper body

1 3.5

A track event where a person runs and jumps to land as far away as possible

A hat with a wide edge that sticks out to give shade

A small axe with a short handle and a wide blade used to cut and shape wood

A way of reading the Constitution where judges consider its purpose and current needs

Having a wide frame like a boat or sofa that is stable

A garden plant grown for its large flat beans that people or animals eat

A general way of dealing with something that ignores small details

A general remark that does not include specific details

broad arrow
  • Archaic
8.9

A wide arrowhead used on weapons in past battles

broad arrow
  • Archaic
9.9

A mark like an arrowhead that shows something belongs to the British government

2.2

An upright plant grown for its large flat edible seeds and food for animals

2.4

A large flat edible seed eaten as a vegetable and often called a fava bean

broad beech fern
  • Specialized
9.3

A plant with wide leaves found in North American woods marked by light straw-colored stripes

A European fern with broad, shield-shaped leaves that grows in woodlands

broad gauge
  • Specialized
7.7

A railway track with wider space between the rails than the standard track, allowing larger trains

Having wide, flat leaves rather than thin needles

9.9

A tree from northern Australia with white flowers and wide leaves

A wild flowering plant with broad leaves and small flowers

A common weed with large rounded leaves that comes from Europe

A climbing garden plant with broad leaves and purple, pink, or white flowers that lives for many years

A plant with wide leaves and small groups of yellow flowers

A small plant with thick heart-shaped leaves and white flowers

9.9

A small orchid with two wide leaves and a thin stem of small green flowers

A common weed with wide leaves that grows in lawns and gardens

How Disrespectful

broad
  • Slur
44 9.9
skirt
  • Slur
50 9.6
chick
  • Slur
520 9.6
girl
1.0
woman
1.0

Surface Forms

broad singular
broads plural

Etymology

Broad as slang for a woman came from old American usage and probably grew from the same root meaning 'wide'; one popular story says it referred to a woman's figure, but we are not sure. A helpful way to remember this use is to know it is now rude and disrespectful.