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brass nail

brass nail noun: a prostitute.

Noun

brass nail (plural brass nails)

  1. (Cockney, slang) A prostitute.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brass, nail.

Forms of brass nail

pluralbrass nails

Origin of brass nail

Rhyming slang for tail.

Questions about brass nail

What does brass nail mean?
Brass nail means a prostitute.
What part of speech is brass nail?
Brass nail is a noun.
What is the plural of brass nail?
The plural of brass nail is brass nails.

Words near brass nail in the dictionary

  1. brass it out
  2. brass knuckles
  3. brass leaf
  4. brass monkey
  5. brass monkeys
  6. brass nail
  7. brass nails
  8. brass neck
  9. brass necks
  10. brass off
  11. brass out

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