A window open in the dead of winter, as used by tenants of apartments with building-controlled heating (typically steam radiators), which presumably doubles as a basement blast-furnace and would otherwise boil the occupants alive. So-named for its prevalence in the NYC borough and similar metropolitan areas with many pre-war buildings.
"That open window ain't a 'waste of energy,' it's the Brooklyn thermostat, and I swear d'ya it's the only thing keepin' us all from becomin' kebabs!"
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Get the Diet Brooklyn mug.1: When high hopes are crushed by an unpredictable or disappointing events.
Example: Our vacation started off "bad as brooklyn" when the plane was delayed 12 hours.
2: T.V or movie series that (re)makes movies or seasons that run too long and get ridiculous.
Examples: Dexter, Shrek, Transformers, Every Bruce Willis series.
This phrase ultimately refers to a popular T.V show that took a turn for the worse after the third season. The comedy series based out of a Brooklyn Police Precinct quickly became the butt of this joke/phase when the fourth season was released in 2016/17.
Example: Our vacation started off "bad as brooklyn" when the plane was delayed 12 hours.
2: T.V or movie series that (re)makes movies or seasons that run too long and get ridiculous.
Examples: Dexter, Shrek, Transformers, Every Bruce Willis series.
This phrase ultimately refers to a popular T.V show that took a turn for the worse after the third season. The comedy series based out of a Brooklyn Police Precinct quickly became the butt of this joke/phase when the fourth season was released in 2016/17.
Example:
1) "Dumb and Dumber To" is truly "bad as brooklyn" in so many ways.
2) The football game got "bad as brooklyn" in the second half when the snow started.
1) "Dumb and Dumber To" is truly "bad as brooklyn" in so many ways.
2) The football game got "bad as brooklyn" in the second half when the snow started.
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