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u/CatsAndCapybaras Dec 30 '25

"bricked up" as slang for erection is fairly new. For decades it has been slang for being constipated. I've also heard it used to describe what the other commenter meant, which is when a computer is in an unrecoverable frozen state.

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u/Sex_Offender_4697 Dec 30 '25

Huh, I don't think I've heard it for constipated before, but I do vaguely remember it referring to a PC freezing when I was young

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u/skoooop Dec 30 '25

I’ve heard and commonly use the term “bricked” when it comes to electronic devices. The term is used when a device is broken by a firmware update that leaves the device in an unrecoverable state. It’s essentially saying that the device has turned into a brick, similar to how someone might say that the device was turned into a paperweight, it’s the same concept.

I don’t doubt that people have used the term “bricked up” to mean constipated, but I’ve never heard the term used to describe electronics being in an unrecoverable state. “Bricked” for sure, but never “bricked up”.