brass off

verb

To shoot someone or something.

Meanings

verbbrass off (third-person singular simple present brasses off, present participle brassing off, simple past and past participle brassed off)

present singular third person brasses off · participle present brassing off · participle past brassed off · past brassed off

  1. datedintransitiveslangTo shoot someone or something.
  2. transitiveTo insult, criticize or scold (someone).
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APA

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Chicago

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