Millwall brick

noun

An improvised club-like weapon made of tightly rolled and bent newspaper, allegedly used by football hooligans.

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Meanings

nounMillwall brick (plural Millwall bricks)

plural Millwall bricks

  1. UKslangAn improvised club-like weapon made of tightly rolled and bent newspaper, allegedly used by football hooligans.

Origin

In reference to Millwall F.C., a football club with a reputation for hooliganism.

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APA

Millwall brick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Millwall%20brick

MLA

“Millwall brick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Millwall%20brick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Millwall brick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Millwall%20brick.

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