Pre WW II slang for an independent, assertive/aggressive woman. Usually in show business, a broad is a singer, dancer, actor or business-woman who sings loud, parties hard and is often abrasive, sarcastic and in-your-face. A variation is the "classy broad" which implies she has either been born rich, snagged herself a sugar-daddy, or has succeeded on her own.
Broads are generally moderately attractive or better, are never seen without their best dresses and perfect makeup, and know how to compete and win in a man's world. In some pre-war Hollywood films, broads are portrayed as gangsters' girlfriends or even their accomplices or gun molls but that was rarely the case in real life. Also in Hollywood films of the era, broads chewed gum incessantly and spoke with a thick, sarcastic New York accent.
Often men who felt threatened by strong-willed, successful women would call them broads in a derogatory sense.
Broads are generally moderately attractive or better, are never seen without their best dresses and perfect makeup, and know how to compete and win in a man's world. In some pre-war Hollywood films, broads are portrayed as gangsters' girlfriends or even their accomplices or gun molls but that was rarely the case in real life. Also in Hollywood films of the era, broads chewed gum incessantly and spoke with a thick, sarcastic New York accent.
Often men who felt threatened by strong-willed, successful women would call them broads in a derogatory sense.
Bette Midler on her persona: "People always love a broad -- someone with a sense of humor, someone with a fairly wicked tongue, someone who can belt out a song, someone who takes no guff. "
Hey Manny! Lookit dat broad... She's built like a brick shithouse! - Construction worker to a friend.
Hey Manny! Lookit dat broad... She's built like a brick shithouse! - Construction worker to a friend.
by Aleksei Kotsov February 01, 2014
Alot of Italians and Italian-Americans use this.
It is a word you use to describe a female. Used alot durring the 1930's - 1950's. Now it is not as popular because most guys aren't respectable anymore. There are some guys who still use the term today.
It is a word you use to describe a female. Used alot durring the 1930's - 1950's. Now it is not as popular because most guys aren't respectable anymore. There are some guys who still use the term today.
by djsjsrnso August 26, 2006
Mike: Bro, did you see that girl with long black hair and a big butt over there?
Joey: Yeah she's a broad!
Joey: Yeah she's a broad!
by Birdman01 June 19, 2014
by KBonifacio October 27, 2008
Woman, usually of brown hair tanned skin...
Not necessarily just that, it can be used to describe any female. Instead of using the 'Bitch' word, you can call her a broade
Not necessarily just that, it can be used to describe any female. Instead of using the 'Bitch' word, you can call her a broade
by Sailent Shadow September 12, 2008
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by pjama February 17, 2007