Meanings
brassic1
adjectivebrassic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to brassicas.
brassic2
adjectivebrassic (comparative more brassic, superlative most brassic)
comparative more brassic · superlative most brassic
- alternativeAlternative form of boracic (“penniless”).
Eh, basically man, ah'm totally brassic. Ah've goat thirty– two pence in ma poakit and a pound in ma account at the Abbey National.
1993, Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, Times Film School, page 50
Origin
brassic · adjective
boracic with elision of the vowel in the first syllable, the spelling being modified to fit the pronunciation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French brassique
- brassiqueof or relating to brassicas
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with brassic
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APA
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MLA
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Chicago
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