Brick house
Posted by ESC on November 29, 2005
In Reply to: "built like a brick ****house" posted by Bob on November 28, 2005
: : What does "built like a brick ****house" mean
: It's slang from 40 or 50 years ago, describing a voluptuous woman.
: An outhouse is normally constructed out of cheap wood planks and discarded materials ... so, to build one out of bricks is absurdly, extravagantly, conspicuously overbuilt.
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