brass
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Meaning · English
Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Grindoff, the miller, 'and the leader of a very brass band of most unpopular performers, with a thorough base accompaniment of at least fifty vices,' was played by Miss Saunders.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “brass” mean?
Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
Is “brass” formal or informal?
brass is generally slang.