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brassing off

brassing off is the present participle and gerund of brass off.

Meaning of brass off

Verb

brass off (third-person singular simple present brasses off, present participle brassing off, simple past and past participle brassed off)

  1. (dated, intransitive, slang) To shoot someone or something.
  2. (transitive) To insult, criticize or scold (someone).

Questions about brassing off

What is brassing off the present participle and gerund of?
Brassing off is the present participle and gerund of brass off.

Words near brassing off in the dictionary

  1. brassin
  2. brassinazole
  3. brassiness
  4. brassing
  5. brassing it out
  6. brassing off
  7. brassing out
  8. brassing up
  9. Brassington
  10. Brassingtons
  11. brassinin

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