noun
General Slang
Brickie
BRIK-ee · noun · construction
A bricklayer.
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Definitions
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British and Australian site slang for a bricklayer. Hard graft, weather-exposed, paid by the thousand bricks on a good day. Brickies are the backbone of any traditional build and they know it.
“The brickies finished the gable end before lunch.”
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A bricklayer.
“The brickie laid the whole wall in a day.”
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Brickie In A Sentence
The brickies finished the gable end before lunch.
Origin & Usage
British trade slang, diminutive of bricklayer, in use since at least the early 1900s.
People Also Ask
What does 'brickie' mean?
It's Australian slang for a bricklayer.
Where does 'brickie' come from?
It's a shortened form of 'bricklayer' plus the '-ie' ending typical of Aussie occupation nicknames.
How do you use 'brickie'?
Use it for a bricklayer, as in 'The brickie laid the whole wall in a day.'
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