At least in the north-east US, it's extremely offensive. I exclusively hear it as an insult, including a woman talking to (insultingly) another woman. "You're not a woman, you're a BROAD" is …

Context? Usually, it means "wide," but it can have other meanings. For example, it's also outdated slang for a woman.

Jun 30, 2022 · Slang sense of "woman" is by 1911, perhaps suggestive of broad hips, but it also might trace to American English abroadwife, word for a woman (often a slave) away from her …

Broad comes from defining women by their hips which are wider than men’s. Defining people by a body part is inherently objectifying. It would be similar to if a woman said “I met some great …

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Aug 1, 2016 · does anyone know if theres a Japanese equivalent of urban dictionary for japanese slang/internet things?

Feb 28, 2024 · I’m texting with a British girl right now and every time I compliment her she calls me broad, I ask her what that means but she says that I have to figure it out. I know it’s a …

I am organizing an adult spelling bee for a friend’s bachelor party. What are your favorite urban dictionary words that I should put on the list?

Dec 24, 2020 · Broad backed is a rude way of saying she's got a masculine physique. It's an old insult. Women are supposed to be dainty or whatever. The show, while wonderful, has some …

Nov 25, 2018 · Dictionary says either because of broad hips or a shortened version of abroad wife; or a slave woman away from her husband. It’s American in origin dating to 1911.