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.
by Eavesy September 19, 2013
by Baroness Brass November 20, 2022
*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.
*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.
MOM : "Don't forget to pick up the brass when you're done shooting your Garand, OK?"
ME : "Whatever. Not like we have a reloading kit or something..."
LIMEY : "That bitch was brass mate!"
DRUG-DEALER : "No brass, no deal. Now get outta here."
AUSSIE : "Ah'll brass that bitch up mate!"
LIEUTENANT : "The operation was a success!"
COLONEL : "I noticed. I'm gonna bring it up with the Brass later on. Hope they accept the results though....you know how nervous and picky the Brass can be."
ME : "Whatever. Not like we have a reloading kit or something..."
LIMEY : "That bitch was brass mate!"
DRUG-DEALER : "No brass, no deal. Now get outta here."
AUSSIE : "Ah'll brass that bitch up mate!"
LIEUTENANT : "The operation was a success!"
COLONEL : "I noticed. I'm gonna bring it up with the Brass later on. Hope they accept the results though....you know how nervous and picky the Brass can be."
by Dave June 07, 2004
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 lint" for "skint".
(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 lint" for "skint".
by wajimacallit January 23, 2007
by R3000 December 07, 2004
A section in a band that is full of people without the mental capacity to play an instrument with more than four buttons.
by SiameseGunKiss April 16, 2005