1425–75; late Middle English brad, dialectal variant of Middle English brod ( d ) sprout, shoot, nail < Old Norse braddr, cognate with Old English brord spike ( see braird)
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“Whoever picked that cover for brad pitt’s GQ issue is getting fireddddd,” wrote @nicholasdante_.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022
Louis Vuitton logo brad is seen outside a Louis Vuitton store in Paris, France, January 27, 2020.
From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2021
Tweeted one: “walter is brad pitt for us smart girls.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2017
On Brad Evans: It has been a tough week for brad.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2010
I just kept working and fastened the halves together with the brad.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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