# bricking

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #92,408

## Definitions
1. The act of pelting with bricks.
2. The state of an electronic device being rendered completely unusable by a failed or corrupted firmware or software change.
3. A type of return fraud in which a working electronic item is purchased, then deliberately damaged or stripped of valuable components in order to render it unusable, and then returned to the merchant for a refund as a profit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bricking