Definition of brass, the

brass, the

noun - uncountable

• the police.

  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Jessica from Chicago, IL, USA on Sep 05 2003.

• high-ranking officers in the military.
  • See more words with the same meaning: military (related to).

  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• high-ranking members of the police force.

                                                                                         
  
  Citation from "One", Life (TV, 2009), Season 2 Episode 21 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: police officer.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 15 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'military (related to)':
six	Definitions include: back.
boot	Definitions include: to vomit
jarhead	Definitions include: a United States Marine.
gunny	Definitions include: nickname for a Gunnery Sargent in the United States Marine Corps.
locked and loaded	Definitions include: from military slang for "weapons loaded and prepared for firing".
boots on the ground	Definitions include: soldiers.
FIGMO	Definitions include: military acronym for "fuck it, got my orders".
hump	Definitions include: a lazy or worthless person.
Air Farce	Definitions include: pejorative term for an Air Force.
REMF	Definitions include: acronym for "rear-echelon mother fucker".
pow	Definitions include: fresh, deep, uncut snow.
smoke	Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
MIA	Definitions include: acronym for "missing in action".
tango down	Definitions include: "a target has been injured or killed" or "a terrorist has been injured or killed."
oh dark thirty	Definitions include: a very late - or very early - time of the day.
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Other terms relating to 'police officer':
d*ck	Definitions include: a mean person; "jerk"; "asshole".
UC	Definitions include: an "undercover" police officer.
feds, the	Definitions include: See fed.
flatfoot	Definitions include: a police officer.
sleuth	Definitions include: a detective.
po po	Definitions include: police.
copper	Definitions include: a police officer.
jack	Definitions include: a five pound note.
boys in blue	Definitions include: the police.
hog	Definitions include: a police officer.
fed	Definitions include: a member of the federal government.
bacon	Definitions include: the police.
bobby	Definitions include: a police officer.
rollers	Definitions include: the police.
po man	Definitions include: policeman.
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Other terms relating to 'brass':
brass clankers	Definitions include: Literally, brass testicles.
brassed off	Definitions include: annoyed, very cross.
brass knucks	Definitions include: "brass knuckles".
brass monkeys	Definitions include: very cold.
brass neck	Definitions include: a person with a brass neck is shameless.
brass-necked	Definitions include: shameless.
colder than a witch's titty in a brass bra	Definitions include: very cold.
get down to brass tacks	Definitions include: to proceed immediately to the important part(s).
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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