Definition of "bromides" [bromides]

• Plural form of bromide. (noun)

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• "Speaking over the overly intrusive Jay Crawford, he holds forth like a self-help guru, first with jokes and then with the tried and true bromides from a century of experience."
• "But underneath those unimpeachable bromides is a more useful and frightening message: A salesman like Sylvester McMonkey McBean will sell you anything."
• "The problem with all these bromides is that they leave out the simple fact that one of the surest ways to leave a kid "behind" is to hand him over to the government."