Definition of a brick-and-mortar

brick-and-mortar    

noun

• a "traditional" business with a physical presence. Contrast with dot-com.

  My grandparents run a brick-and-mortar shop in Missouri.

  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

  Last edited on Feb 21 2013. Submitted by Kevin H. from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Jan 02 2003.

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AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
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all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
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all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
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and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
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and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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B & M	Definitions include: acronym for "brick-and-mortar".
brick	Definitions include: very cold.
brick house	Definitions include: nice rack
brick sh*thouse	Definitions include: a large muscular person.
brick sh*t house	Definitions include: anything solid, sturdy, well-built.
built like a brick house	Definitions include: of a woman, to be well-endowed.
built like a brick sh*t-house	Definitions include: large, muscular, and strongly built.
dumb as a brick	Definitions include: very unintelligent.
dumb brick	Definitions include: "dumb brick", i.e. very cold.
hit the bricks	Definitions include: to leave.
sh*t a brick	Definitions include: Couldn't believe it, or make a big deal.
sh*t bricks	Definitions include: to react with extreme emotion; "freak out".
type brick	Definitions include: cold.
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B & M	Definitions include: acronym for "brick-and-mortar".

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