Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brass-necked

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: brass--necked
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nervy; cheeky; shameless.

British usage

verb

simple past and past participle of brass-neck

Example Sentences

"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."
"“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."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more brass-necked (comparative) most brass-necked (superlative) brassnecked (alternative)

Phrases

brass neck

Frequently Paired Words

brass neck

Questions

What does brass-necked mean?: Nervy; cheeky; shameless.

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