Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From brook + -ie (diminutive suffix).
The brookie Bill dismissed as “another small one” was 16 inches long, thick and weighed about two pounds.2007 October 16, Adam Clymer, “The Size of the Brook Trout Is in the Eye of the Fishing-Rod Holder”, in New York Times:
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Blend of brownie + cookie.
When you can’t decide between a cookie and a brownie, why not make both—in the same pan—for what we fondly refer to as the “brookie.”2019, Martha Stewart’s Cookie Perfection, Clarkson Potter, →ISBN, page 173:
We now have crookies, brookies, duffins, and cruffins, all mash-ups of familiar treats (cookies, tarts, brownies, doughnuts, croissants and muffins respectively).2016, Alysa Levene, Cake: A Slice of History, Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN:
They were not only combining doughnuts and muffins, but just about any other kind of food you could think of. There were piecakens (a pie baked inside a cake), brookies (brownie and cookie) and cherpumples (cherry, pumpkin and apple pie).2016 October 27, Tracy Beckerman, “Pass me a cronut or maybe a duffin!”, in The Gazette, page 10:
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From Afrikaans broekie, diminutive of broek (“pants”), from Dutch broek (“pants”). Cognate with Dutch broekje (“shorts”). Doublet of breeches and britches.
I notice, too, that the child is wearing red brookies [shorts].2023, Martin Brunt, No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason:
[…] you cannot do a poopy in your brookie, […]1973, Elseviers Magazine - Volume 29, Issues 35-43, page 137:
And the few skirts which are past remaking are carefully cut down into small brookies for the young hopeful, who will get the last ounce of wear out of them.1920, The Homestead - Issues 228-243, page 19:
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