Definitions
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- noun informal A person who wields a
broom . - noun informal, Australia A person who sweeps the floor and possibly does other menial tasks in a shearing shed.
- noun informal, US A broomtail (unbroken range mare).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now that I read it all over I'm with broomie, bgw... and judi.
Making Ends Meet: Packages and the PistaDex BikeSnobNYC 2008
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I can't say I've noticed that many new Cervelos on the road recently, but yesterday broomie said: Oh, and Scott is the new Cervelo for triathletes.
From Upgrading to Degrading: When Bad Things Happen to Good Bikes BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Before, however, we came to the station, I decided that both names were right enough, but that Bromwicham was the original name; signifying the home on the broomie moor, which name it lost in polite parlance for Birmingham, or the home of the son of Biarmer, when a certain man of Danish blood, called
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trying for a sarcastic retort, but fighting head-cold... thanks broomie.
BSNYC Ride Report: Slippery When Hairy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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broomie/ah, hmmm, looks like I need to update my clothing for road riding.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Art, Affluence, Acidophilus, and Ascots BikeSnobNYC 2008
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