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Please cite any factual claims with citation links or references from authoritative sources. Editors continuously recheck submissions and claims. Archived Questions Goto Qn # In slang why are women often called "broads"?

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edmund80 Answer has 20 votes Currently Best Answer edmund80 18 year member 864 replies Answer has 20 votes. Currently voted the best answer. This source says that "broad" may be suggestive of broad hips or may refer to "abroadwife" for a woman away from her husband. "O.E. brad, from P.Gmc. *braithaz (cf. O.Fris. bred, O.N. breiðr, Du. breed, Ger. breit, Goth. brouþs), of unknown origin. Not found outside Gmc. languages. Slang extension to meaning "woman" (1911) may be suggestive of broad hips, but it also may trace to Amer.Eng. abroadwife, for a woman away from her husband, often a slave. Earliest use suggests immorality or coarse, low-class women." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/broad Dec 17 2008, 12:55 AM zbeckabee Answer has 4 votes zbeckabee Moderator 20 year member 11752 replies Answer has 4 votes. In support of edmund80's post with another piece of info: Slang extension to meaning "woman" (1911) may be suggestive of broad hips, but it also may trace to Amer.Eng. abroadwife, for a woman away from her husband, often a slave. Earliest use suggests immorality or coarse, low-class women. Because of this negative association, and the rise of women in athletics, the track and field broad jump was changed to the long jump c. 1967. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=broad&searchmode=none Dec 17 2008, 8:13 AM FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!

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