brodie

[ broh-dee ]

/ ˈbroʊ di /

a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive: to do a brodie from a high ledge.

a complete failure; flop.

a severe vehicular skid.

a sharp reversal in a vehicle's direction by sudden application of the brakes and wrenching of the steering wheel.

Origin of brodie

after Steve Brodie, who claimed that he jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886

Suspicion squashed, Brodie began dreaming the dream of dating Martha.

Meet Martha Stewart’s Internet Soulmate |Abby Haglage |May 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Besides, the Inspector will do all that is necessary when Brodie sees him.

The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley |Louis Tracy
We had a long talk about buying a yoke of oxen at once, and Brodie and Auld agreed to help me with the stable for them.

The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 |Gordon Sellar
Brodie, too, had taught her to drive a motor car, and she could discourse learnedly on silencers and the Otto cycle.

The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley |Louis Tracy

Brodie was his name, an Edinburgh man with no end of degrees and master of every one.

Held for Orders |Frank H. Spearman
Our tasks for the week were ended and we gathered on the site of Brodie's house, sitting on the felled trees.

The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 |Gordon Sellar