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brahms

/bɹˈɑmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
brahms
IPA
/bɹˈɑmz/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pissed, drunk.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Shortened from the rhyming slang Brahms and Liszt for "pissed".

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Brahms (comparative) most Brahms (superlative)

Derived Forms

Brahmsian Brahmsite

Synonyms

drunk

Rhymes With

bombs moms palms toms calms qualms proms homs roms coms pogroms hommes

Questions

How do you pronounce brahms?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈɑmz/.
What does brahms mean?
Pissed, drunk.
Where does brahms come from?
Shortened from the rhyming slang Brahms and Liszt for "pissed".

How to pronounce brahms

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