Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brass-neck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
brass--neck
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To behave boldly or shamelessly.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

brass-necks (present, singular) brass-necking (participle, present) brass-necked (participle, past) brass-necked (past)

Phrases

brass neck brass-necked

Frequently Paired Words

brass neck brass-necked

Questions

What does brass-neck mean?
To behave boldly or shamelessly.

How to pronounce brass-neck

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