built like a brick shithouse en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the figurative extension of the idea that an outhouse is overbuilt if one builds it with bricks.
Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable, qualifier:simile, vulgar) Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
With a nickname that aptly translates to "Tree Stump" in Portugese,^([sic]) Palhares is built like a brick shit-house.
2012 January 13, Dallas Winston, “UFC 142 RIO: Rousimar Palhares Vs. Mike Massenzio Dissection”, in Bloody Elbow, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2012:
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(Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable, qualifier:simile, vulgar) Of a woman, having an athletic or muscular body; often implying also having large breasts or an attractive body.
Sonia is a hot young blonde who is built like a brick shithouse! She is stacked and well put together.
2005 March 18, Hot Azz Sonia, “SONIA'S BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE!”, in alt.sex.phone.ads (Usenet):
- (colloquial, not-comparable, qualifier:simile, vulgar) (Of an object) Exceptionally well constructed; strong or tough; overbuilt or overengineered.
Synonyms
sculpted · fit · built like a brick shithouse · lusty · strapping · toned · well-built · built like a brick shipyard · rugged · like a giant refreshed · built like a brick outhouse · husky · swole · hale · strong as an ox · in shape · dench · Atlantean · able-bodied · well-knit · muscular · strong as a lion · jacked · burly · virile · deep-rooted · hearty · strong as brandy · well-fed · sinewy · buff · built · beefy · Cyclopean · wiry · beefed out · Herculean · made of iron · strong as a horse · built like a tank · buirdly · hench · muscled · brawny · muscleful · gigantic · diced · brolic · ripped · athletic