• Word for a woman. Less respectable than lady but much more respectable than bitch.


    Broad meaning & definition 1 of Broad.


  • A term originated in the 1930's meaning woman; derived from the fact that the most defining characteristic of all females are their hips, which are proportionally wider than the hips of their male counterparts.

    Broad meaning & definition 2 of Broad.


  • Pre [WW II] [slang] for an independent, assertive/aggressive woman. Usually in [show business], a broad is a singer, dancer, actor or business-woman who sings loud, parties hard and is often abrasive, sarcastic and [in-your-face]. A variation is the classy

    Broad meaning & definition 3 of Broad.


  • (1) A female resident of Atlanta, Georgia that is in connection with Panda

    (2) slang word for in

    Broad meaning & definition 4 of Broad.


  • Word usually used by American Italians to define a good looking female. Hottie ; Babe

    Broad meaning & definition 5 of Broad.


  • Alot of Italians and Italian-Americans use this.
    It is a word you use to describe a female. Used alot durring the 1930's - 1950's. Now it is not as popular because most guys aren't respectable anymore. There are some guys who still use the term today.

    Broad meaning & definition 6 of Broad.


  • bitch, woman, girl, female

    Broad meaning & definition 7 of Broad.


  • Broad is primarily used by Italian Americans in Philly, South Jersey, North Jersey, and New York City--NOT Baltimore per previous definition. It simply is a derogatory meaning for female i.e bitch, woman, lady, trick, chick, hoe.

    Broad meaning & definition 8 of Broad.


  • Pre [WW II] [slang] for an independent, assertive/aggressive woman. Usually in [show business], a broad is a singer, dancer, actor or business-woman who sings loud, parties hard and is often abrasive, sarcastic and [in-your-face]. A variation is the classy broad which implies she has either been born rich, snagged herself a [sugar-daddy], or has succeeded on her own.
    Broads are generally moderately attractive or better, are never seen without their best dresses and perfect makeup, and know how to compete and win in a [mans world]. In some pre-war Hollywood films, broads are portrayed as gangsters girlfriends or even their accomplices or [gun moll]s but that was rarely the case in real life. Also in Hollywood films of the era, broads chewed gum incessantly and spoke with a thick, sarcastic [New York accent].
    Often men who felt threatened by strong-willed, successful women would call them broads in a derogatory sense.

    Broad meaning & definition 9 of Broad.


  • Pre [WW II] [slang] for an independent, assertive/aggressive woman. Usually in [show business], a broad is a singer, dancer, actor or business-woman who sings loud, parties hard and is often abrasive, sarcastic and [in-your-face]. A variation is the classy broad which implies she has either been born rich, snagged herself a [sugar-daddy], or has succeeded on her own.
    Broads are generally moderately attractive or better, are never seen without their best dresses and perfect makeup, and know how to compete and win in a [mans world]. In some pre-war Hollywood films, broads are portrayed as gangsters girlfriends or even their accomplices or [gun moll]s but that was rarely the case in real life. Also in Hollywood films of the era, broads chewed gum incessantly and spoke with a thick, sarcastic [New York accent].
    Often men who felt threatened by strong-willed, successful women would call them broads in a derogatory sense.

    Broad meaning & definition 10 of Broad.


  • Having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide.

    Broad meaning & definition 11 of Broad.

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