brass nail

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

brass nail

Where it comes from

Rhyming slang for tail.

noun brass nails

Cockney, slang A prostitute.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brass, nail.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"brass nail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brass%20nail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

brass nail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brass%20nail

Chicago

"brass nail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brass%20nail.

BibTeX

@misc{brass_nail_2026,
  title = {brass nail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brass%20nail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}