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bricking

British

/ ˈbrɪkɪŋ /

noun

slang the falsification of evidence in order to bring a criminal charge

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During this summer of bricking, a few thoughts refused to leave me.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Unless they agreed, users were blocked from access to the Roku menu and apps, essentially bricking their devices.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Is your smartphone inexplicably bricking whenever you try to open your favorite app?

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

Now, Amazon is following a well-established pattern of companies bricking smart home hardware because they no longer want to support its ecosystem.

From The Verge • May 30, 2022

“He must have told her about the tunnel, because when I went by it this morning, the legionnaires were bricking it closed.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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