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brick busker

Street performer who uses bricks for feats of dexterity. see busker.

Quick-thinking thief or con man.

Reply artist, excuse artist.

Someone who can quickly respond to any situation or accusation with an appropriate response as to eliminate or postpone the appearance of wrongdoing - including such tactics as acting stupid, using humor, reciprocating the accusation, leaving without response, or even acting deaf. The "brick busker" will take into account the persons involved, what was said, the way it was said, and who and what are around - perhaps even on a subconscious level. Calling someone a "brick busker" is usually met with confusion or misinterpretation.

Having a silver tongue or effective denial when attempting to escape guilt or shame.

Most people have some qualities, or a basic level, of a "brick busker"

A term that communicates more fear than anything else. Most people are honest, and not brick buskers.

Antonym: brick buster, or someone who tells the truth and goes directly at any situation.
"Did you see that mime over there? He was next to that brick busker who almost dropped that middle brick when he tried to throw it really high in the air."

"I snatched up the most expensive tools there, quickly threw them in my bag with the set i brought, but got accused of being a brick busker while i was leaving, so i acted confused and repeated the phrase a few times, getting it wrong usually, and kept on walking out of there."

Watching the tv show The Riches might make someone think they could be a traveller, a grifter, or a brick busker.

"It never occurred to me that he could have been a brick busker, I believed he was my friends cousin or something. I didn't notice anything missing either. Now I feel paranoid. Hopefully everything is kosher. Oh wait, he did match the desciption to a T. He probably wasn't a brick busker."
by ?0~ October 15, 2008
mugGet the brick buskermug.

run through a brick wall

idiom to convey that someone is fired up to the highest degree
"When I saw the picture of Donald Trump pumping his fist with the American flag flying above him, I wanted to run through a brick wall."
by conor591 July 16, 2024
mugGet the run through a brick wallmug.

Brick

Brick is slang way to say cold in nyc
Yo is ma brick outside
by Yktv_stranger May 30, 2020
mugGet the Brickmug.

Brick Dick

Very old and crusty dicks that are extremely hard and red
"I tool my sugar daddy to bed and when I pulled down his pants he had brick dick."
by Abortion69420 December 19, 2019
mugGet the Brick Dickmug.

Brick syndrome

A life threatening disease which makes the person affected lay bricks constantly and unable to shoot.
(Patrick misses a open shot)
Jhon- I think you might have brick syndrome
by Fortinite justin April 24, 2021
mugGet the Brick syndromemug.

piss on a brick

When you're so angry at bricks that you piss on them. It can also be when you just really gotta pee
by Lolo581 December 6, 2017
mugGet the piss on a brickmug.

Mad Red Brick

When it's 'Mad Red Brick' outside people are referring to a lot of building work in the vicinity. Red brick dust in the air will make things Mad Red Brick. You'll have to go out with a mask on or you'll be coughing Mad Red Brick.
Geez Dweeble - it's mad red brick out today - I could have built a house with my boogers.
by VunderFull January 7, 2014
mugGet the Mad Red Brickmug.

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