Brass-necked
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Brass-necked is an adjective meaning (idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Nervy; cheeky; shameless.
Meaning
(idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Nervy; cheeky; shameless.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of brass-neck
Example Sentences
“Humbug”. That word may sink him. “Unfit” was Corbyn’s sombrely measured term. Brazen, brass-necked, thrashing about wildly in proclaiming the 11 supreme court justices “wrong”, Boris Johnson’s performance last night defied all democratic dignity.
I was at Stansted airport with my wife, younger kids and a niece the other week to take a flight to Dublin; one provided by that brass-necked, self-proclaimed champion of the air-travelling masses Michael O'Leary and his low-cost trailblazer Ryanair.
Word Forms
- brassnecked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brassy, brassish, brazenfaced, cheeky, brash, snot-nosed.
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