brass nail

noun

A prostitute.

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Meanings

nounbrass nail (plural brass nails)

plural brass nails

  1. CockneyslangA prostitute.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brass, nail.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beaubroadcourtesancreature of the nighthackneyharlothedge whorehoelady of the eveningmermaidnunpainted ladyprostitutepugpunkrantipolestreetwalkertrull

Origin

Rhyming slang for tail.

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APA

brass nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20nail

MLA

“brass nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20nail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brass nail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brass%20nail.

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