I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: brick (I) + bat
1.
a. : a fragment of a brick
b. : something resembling such a fragment especially when used as a missile
2. : an uncomplimentary remark ; especially : an insult or condemnation
it is my purpose in this article to begin with the brickbats and to end with the bouquets — Angus Wilson
the religious weeklies and monthlies … began to throw brickbats at him — Van Wyck Brooks
II. transitive verb
( brickbatted ; brickbatted ; brickbatting ; brickbats )
: to throw a brickbat at
a … politician whom he had brickbatted — Time
brickbatting certain Congressional patriots — New Yorker