- redbrick⇄adj. of or having to do with a university other than Oxford or Cambridge.
Ex. Thus the prospects are not very bright for an ordinary man holding a B.Sc. gained at a redbrick university, however good he is (New Scientist). - redbrick⇄noun Also, Redbrick.
1. a university other than Oxford or Cambridge.
2. a student or graduate of such a university.
Ex. Of the 175 University men, some 100, or 57 per cent, are Redbricks (London Times). - redbrick⇄redbrick, adjective, noun.
(British.)