hard-boiled slang for a burden or handicap, akin to an albatross around one's neck or a mark of shame
"A prison record is a handicap, a brass monkey perched from the back of every man we choose. If the man starts giving us trouble, we simply turn that brass monkey against him. If a man turns from us, we add a full-scale smear campaign to the handicap of his prison record, and the man is ruined for life. Society will accept a man with one brass monkey, like a prison record, but two? Never." "The Brass Monkey," I was a Communist for the FBI, air date 4-9-53
by Crassius June 24, 2021
by Jimlad86 March 25, 2015
When you stuck a fart out of a chicks ass with a Brass instrument such as a French Horn, or Baritone. Not to be confused with The Wood Wind.
by T- bag November 07, 2019
Similar to a brass monkey - the brass buffalo is a beverage made by taking several sips of beer and then mixing in several squirts of Heinz yellow mustard into it. It originated on nut farms in the countryside of the pacific northwest and is considered a delicacy.
by NiceFeet95 March 19, 2023
by Johnnyringo494 September 30, 2021
A "shot brass" is a term used in the western suburbs of Sydney to indicate to a friend when you have found a sucker or idiot that you can take advantage of
by Druitt Phil November 05, 2021
See brass knuckles
A set of metal finger rings or guards attached to a transverse piece and worn over the front of the doubled fist for use as a weapon.
A set of metal finger rings or guards attached to a transverse piece and worn over the front of the doubled fist for use as a weapon.
by Stevey Starling January 05, 2006