What is selling a brick?

In resale lingo, “brick flipping” means buying and selling readily available sneakers at or under their cost at retail. (“Brick” comes from the sneaker world, where it's used as a derogatory term for any shoe considered uncool—but in the resale market, it's not necessarily pejorative.)
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What does a brick mean in slang?

an unintelligent person. Derived from "dumb as a brick." That kid is such a brick!
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What does a brick mean in drugs?

brick - Crack Cocaine; cocaine; marijuana; 1 kilogram of marijuana. brick gum - Heroin.
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What does bricked up mean?

to build a wall of bricks around something, or to fill something with bricks: The doors and windows had been bricked up to prevent squatters from getting in. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Filling and completing. backfill.
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What does I'm bricking it mean?

(slang, vulgar) To be scared; to be terrified. quotations ▼ The first time I performed in public I was bricking it.
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What does sitting erect mean?

1 upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning. an erect stance. 2 (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted.
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What is a brick in rap terms?

A pound or kilogram of drugs. Usually in the shape of a brick.
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What is half a brick?

A brick cut to half its length.
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What is $100 slang?

$100 bill is occasionally "C-note" (C being the Roman numeral for 100, from the Latin word centum) or "century note"; it can also be referred to as a "Benjamin" or "Benny" (after Benjamin Franklin, who is pictured on the note), or a "yard" (so $300 is "3 yards" and a $50 bill is a "half a yard").
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Why is 500 called a monkey?

The term was coined by British soldiers returning from India where the 500 rupee note of that era had a picture of a monkey on it. They used the term monkey for 500 rupees and on returning to England the saying was converted to sterling to mean £500.
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How much is a brick weight?

Brick weight:- according to US practices, generally the weight of a brick is kept between 4.5 – 6 lbs, standard size of brick weight/weighs around 4.5 lbs, for Jumbo standard brick, it will weight around 5.9 lbs, queen brick 5.6 lbs, Roman brick 4.7 lbs, and huge size thru wall brick weight around 42 lbs.
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Is a brick 100k?

In other words, a brick is a thousand notes. Given this stack of bills is about the size of a building brick, the source of the term becomes obvious. So a brick of one-dollar bills is equal to $1,000, and a brick of $100 bills is $100,000.
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How do you buy bricks?

Bricks should be well burnt.It should have uniform reddish colour and no patches of lighter or darker shade. Bricks should be free from efflorescence. To check efflorescence on brick, soak brick in water for 24 hours, if it shows white deposits of salts, it shouldn't be used.
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Why does a man get erect in the morning?

Hormone shifts

Your testosterone level is at its highest in the morning after you wake up. It is highest immediately after waking up from the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage. The increase in this hormone alone may be enough to cause an erection, even in the absence of any physical stimulation.
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How long can the average man stay erect?

“Naturally, without being on any medications, the average erection for an average person would be roughly 10 minutes,” says Simhan.
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How should a girl sit?

And Remember:
  1. Always smile and be graceful.
  2. Don't Sit with your feet and knees side by side.
  3. Don't Fidget. It's best to stay still and focused.
  4. Don't Slouch: You're a lady, not a child.
  5. Don't hang your arms over the back of your chair.
  6. If your legs are heavy, always cross them at the ankles and not at the knees.
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Why is money called P's?

"P's" is the shortened form of "pounds", which is British currency.
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Why is a pound called a nicker?

Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown. Possibly connected to the use of nickel in the minting of coins, and to the American slang use of nickel to mean a $5 dollar note, which at the late 1800s was valued not far from a pound.
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What is a pony money?

(Picture: Getty) The most widely recognised Cockney rhyming slang terms for money include 'pony' which is £25, a 'ton' is £100 and a 'monkey', which equals £500. Also used regularly is a 'score' which is £20, a 'bullseye' is £50, a 'grand' is £1,000 and a 'deep sea diver' which is £5 (a fiver).
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