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by beepboopbeep 3186 days ago
brick·bat ˈbrikˌbat noun plural noun: brickbats a piece of brick, typically when used as a weapon. a remark or comment which is highly critical and typically insulting. "the plaudits were beginning to outnumber the brickbats"

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Mine too: I'd never heard it before and had to look it up. Now I'm just lying in wait for an opportunity to use it.