- brass (nail)
- • Rhyming Slang for 'tail' meaning prostitute. Can be heard in 70's and 80's police drama's.
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brass (nail)
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brass — I. n British 1. money. Brass has been an obvious metaphor or euphemism as long as the metal has been used in coins. The word is currently more widespread in northern England. 2. a prostitute. Originally in the form brass nail , this working class … Contemporary slang
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brasser — a prostitute From the obsolete brass (nail), rhyming slang for tail1, which lives on in the cliché as bold as brass: [Sex] was in the air... brassers and sailors holding up every corner. (R. Doyle, 1999) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
escutcheon pin — noun : a small round headed ornamental usually brass nail for attaching escutcheon plates … Useful english dictionary
