"brass-necked" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-brass-necked.ogg [Australia] Forms: more brass-necked [comparative], most brass-necked [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} brass-necked (comparative more brass-necked, superlative most brass-necked)
  1. (idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Nervy; cheeky; shameless. Tags: Ireland, UK, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-brass-necked-en-adj-ySTIH7aZ Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brassnecked

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-brass-necked.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} brass-necked
  1. simple past and past participle of brass-neck Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: brass-neck Related terms: brass neck
    Sense id: en-brass-necked-en-verb-fdKRTgxX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brassnecked

Alternative forms

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