Saturday, April 21, 2012

Jump!

Today's Word "Brodie"
A daredevil or suicidal jump

brodie \BROH-dee\ (noun) - 1 : A daredevil or suicidal jump. 2 : A spectacular failure. 3 : A sudden change in a vehicle's direction.

"After all the money the studio spent on marketing, buzz, Internet sites, and general buzz, the movie did a brodie after the second week as viewers rapidly discovered what all the hype in the world couldn't hide -- that it just wasn't very good."

After Steve Brodie, who claimed to be the first person to survive a dive from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886.

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