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    [Verb]  | "bran*dish" | \ ˈbran-dish \


    1: to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly

    2: to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English braundisshen, from Anglo-French brandiss-, stem of brandir, from brant, braund sword, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brand;

    [Noun]  | "brandish" 


    1: an act or instance of waving something menacingly or exhibiting something ostentatiously or aggressively : an act or instance of brandishing


    Origin: 1601 ;

     See: {brandish:1 };

    [Verb]  | "brandish" 


    1: to put into view in a threatening or excited manner;


      * e.g., " ... She brandished a stick at the dog. "





     [ "Brandish" ]

    1: An obscure dungeon crawling RPG by Nihon Falcom. The game was released in 1991 on the PC98 and FM Towns and later ported to the SNES and PC Engine. The story follows a wandering swordsman named Ares Toraernos, who is pursued by his nemesis Dela Delon, who has accused him of murdering her teacher. The two fall down into the sunken ruins of an abandoned kingdom and you must navigate Ares out of the game’s stages. Brandish was successful enough in Japan to get 3 sequels and a PSP remake.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: “Dude, I just played Brandish on PSP!” 

     [ "Brandishing" ]

    1: Harmless but still a crime. Ask that one couple. Is it wrong? Who cares.

      * e.g.,  ... Hym "You know, my idiot mother created a weapon, one of her employees stole it from our house, and brought it to where I worked to wield it against me. It took a lot of work to get the invisible gun into your hands and here you stand, brandishing it against me. The depressed little boy using the invisible gun he was given to impose his ethic on me, regardless of the consequences. That's the problem with you political types. Left. Right. All you want is to hold the gun. To be behind it rather than in front of it. It's funny though. I can't help but laugh. You're the most elite person in this place and you're pissing on someone who can't even move. You also refuse to frame the situation properly." 

     [ "brandishing" ]

    1: Showing something off

      * e.g.,  ... Why are you Brandishing knives 

     [ "Brandish" ]

    1: To wave something about: to wave something about, especially a weapon, in a menacing, theatrical, or triumphant way

      * e.g.,  ... EMMA, I BRANDISH THIS TURKEY AT YOUR FACE 

     [ "Bible Brandishing" ]

    1: While raising your hands during worship, revealing your conceal carry to the congregation.

      * e.g.,  ... Bruh, I didn't know Josiah carried, he is straight up Bible Brandishing right now. 

     [ "Russel Brandishing" ]

    1: holding forth pseudo-politically

      * e.g.,  ... Your propensity for verbosity cannot conceivably dissimulate your shallow Russel Brandishing, Dick. 

     [ "canister brandisher" ]

    1: a canister brandisher is someone who brandishes theyre canister in a tantalizing way often to mock or humiliate those who they are looking to flaunt their glory to

      * e.g.,  ... well looks like we got a canister brandisher in this building 

     [ "Brandish the Bird" ]

    1: 1)Flipping someone off.

      * e.g.,  ... Did he just brandish the bird at me? or The chick gave me an attitude, so I brandsihed my bird and left. 


     [ "Brandish the Bird" ]

    2: 2) Passionately or meticulously sticking up the middle finger


     [ "Brandish the Bird" ]

    3: 3) Portraying your lack of care or hate in the form of lifting that finger in the middle of each hand up.


     [ "Brandish the Bird" ]

    4: 4) Saying fuck you in the form of a hand gesture

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