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> it means an exceptionally muscular build In what dialect of English?
by cafard 2y ago
> it means an exceptionally muscular build
In what dialect of English?
- defrost 2y agoWell built usually, built better than expected, overbuilt, solid. Jeffersonian, 'Straylin, British. Here's Thomas Jefferson's Brick Shithouse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poplar_Forest6.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poplar_Forest6.jpg
- quietbritishjim 2y agoThis is south London. But also, it's just obvious from the words in the phrase. I assume that outside toilets were often just wooden shacks, so a brick one is notable for its robustness. Is that comparible with a beefy labourer's physique? Sure. Is comparible to a curvy, classically feminine body shape? That doesn't make sense. As the sibling comment to this one says, it doesn't even just apply to people (in fact I'd say it primarily doesn't).