brass neck
(idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
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Takes a real brass neck to be posting things like this when we know for a fact what kind of material certain transphobes like to look up for 'research' purposes.
The fucking brass neck of these utter morons.
the fucking brass neck on this prick
Hahahahaha the brass neck on this chump
And the brass neck award 2026 goes to ...
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(idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
“Takes a real brass neck to be posting things like this when we know for a fact what kind of material certain transphobes like to look up for 'research' purposes.”
“The fucking brass neck of these utter morons.”
“the fucking brass neck on this prick”
“Takes a real brass neck to be posting things like this when we know for a fact what kind of material certain transphobes like to look up for 'research' purposes.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The fucking brass neck of these utter morons.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“the fucking brass neck on this prick”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hahahahaha the brass neck on this chump”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And the brass neck award 2026 goes to ...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(idiomatic, UK, Ireland) A person with gall.
That’s why it’s particularly outrageous for the government to sneak out its rubbish “blueprint” for cycling and walking on Easter Sunday, and having the brass neck to try to spin its laughably small investment in cycling and walking as a…
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