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    • Sarahundefined
      Sarah
      last edited by

      A prostitute,from the cockney slang BRASS NAIL,meaning TAIL,tail being a slang name for a prostitute

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        Brass meaning & definition 2 of Brass.

      • Sarahundefined
        Sarah
        last edited by

        in a section of west london, this means bad, useless, crap

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          Brass meaning & definition 3 of Brass.

        • Sarahundefined
          Sarah
          last edited by admin

          *Ammunition casing.
          *British terminology referring to negative quality.
          *Another term for money.
          *Synonym for shoot, used often by Australian military terminology.
          *Powerful military commanders who, for example, call certain shots.

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            Brass meaning & definition 4 of Brass.

          • Sarahundefined
            Sarah
            last edited by

            The boss.

            Brave.

            A military commander who has a lot of medals. Or just medals and awards.

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              Brass meaning & definition 5 of Brass.

            • Sarahundefined
              Sarah
              last edited by

              I am pretty sure that the top comment is correct, it does mean prostitute in cockney rhyming slang but I read somewhere that it comes from people saying brass flute for prostitute which makes more sense to me then brass nail.

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                Brass meaning & definition 6 of Brass.

              • Sarahundefined
                Sarah
                last edited by

                courage, also known as balls,

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                  Brass meaning & definition 7 of Brass.

                • Sarahundefined
                  Sarah
                  last edited by

                  1)A word meaning bad/crap/shite

                  2)A word used to chow displeasure

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                    Brass meaning & definition 8 of Brass.

                  • Sarahundefined
                    Sarah
                    last edited by admin

                    Adjective which causes its subject noun to be looked on in an unfavourable light, to say something is bad

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                      Brass meaning & definition 9 of Brass.

                    • Sarahundefined
                      Sarah
                      last edited by

                      Having little or no money.

                      (pronounced with a short vowel sound as in hat not as in father.)

                      Note: Other UK-based definitions entered on this site probably stem from this definition, which itself is likely to be derived from the cockney rhyming slang brassic

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                        Brass meaning & definition 10 of Brass.

                      • Tinaundefined
                        Tina
                        last edited by

                        A yellow alloy of copper and zinc.

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                          Brass meaning & definition 11 of Brass.

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