brickbat vs slating

brickbat

noun
  • A criticism or uncomplimentary remark. 

  • A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club. 

verb
  • To assail with criticism. 

  • To attack by throwing brickbats. 

slating

noun
  • A harsh criticism. 

  • Material for slating. 

  • Slates collectively. 

How often have the words brickbat and slating occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )