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brasshat

brasshat is the alternative form of brass hat.

Meaning of brass hat

Noun

brass hat (plural brass hats)

  1. (metonymically, slang) A high-ranking officer. Commander.
    • "American brass hats make no secret that they regard outer space as a potential theater of military operations," it said.1982, Countdown begins for Space Shuttle, The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    brass

Forms of brasshat

pluralbrasshats

Questions about brasshat

What is brasshat the alternative form of?
Brasshat is the alternative form of brass hat.

Words near brasshat in the dictionary

  1. Brassfield
  2. Brassfields
  3. brassfounder
  4. brassfounders
  5. brassfounding
  6. brasshat
  7. brasshats
  8. brassic
  9. brassic acid
  10. brassica
  11. brassicacean

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