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"Brass", English slang term for money, i.e. "brass in pocket"; as well as effrontery and in an alternative context, also slang for a prostitute "Brass", the metallic body of a cartridge case, usually made of brass; Horse brass, a plaque used to decorate shire horses; Monumental brass, commemorative plates laid down in British and European churches
The Brass Monkey of Stanthorpe, Queensland, a place known for its "brass monkey weather", complete with a set of balls "Cold enough to freeze the balls off (or on) a brass monkey" (also "brass monkey weather" [1]) is a colloquial expression used by some English speakers to describe extremely cold weather.
Brass razoo is an Australian phrase that was first recorded in soldiers' slang in World War I. It is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "a non-existent coin of trivial value". [ 1 ] It is commonly used in the expression I haven't got a brass razoo , meaning the speaker is out of money.
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
As teens develop new slang each generation, parents may need the help of linguists to understand the terms. Experts say the new terminology appears to cover the same preoccupations.
The locals of Cincinnati use slang terms and phrases that have been part of the local culture for so long, nobody stops to ask why. Once they move away from home, they realize they've been using ...
brass pounder Early 20th-century slang term for a vessel's radio operator, so-called because he repeatedly struck a brass key on his transmitter to broadcast in Morse code. breachway 1. The shore along a channel. 2. The whole area around the place where a channel meets the ocean. break bulk cargo. Also breakbulk cargo.