Broomie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A person who wields a broom. informal
"Two players are named broomies, and each is positioned at either end of the court. Each has two brooms."
2
A person who sweeps the floor and possibly does other menial tasks in a shearing shed. Australia, informal
"In some big single-board sheds, where pickers-up and broomies have to dodge shearers who are continually crossing the board, plenty of space is necessary, and the board should not be less than 10 feet wide."
3
A broomtail (unbroken range mare). US, informal
"In the lead of the broomies ran a beautiful cream buckskin, with black mane flying proudly!"

Synonyms

broomtail broomtail

Example

"Two players are named broomies, and each is positioned at either end of the court. Each has two brooms."

Etymology

From broom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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