"Brahms" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Brahms [comparative], most Brahms [superlative]
Etymology: Shortened from the rhyming slang Brahms and Liszt for "pissed". Etymology templates: {{m|en|Brahms and Liszt}} Brahms and Liszt Head templates: {{en-adj}} Brahms (comparative more Brahms, superlative most Brahms)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Pissed, drunk. Tags: Cockney, slang Synonyms: drunk

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