brodie
The origin and history of brodie.
Etymology
The "friend" sense comes from "bro"/"broski," a shortening of brother; the "risky leap" sense is said to nod to Steve Brodie, a 19th-century New Yorker who claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived.
Class of 1800
brodie first entered the language around 1800. Other words from the same year:
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