brass-collar

brass-col·lar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bras, brahs kol-er]
- /bræs, brɑs ˈkɒl ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bras, brahs kol-er]
- /bræs, brɑs ˈkɒl ər/

Definition of brass-collar word

adjective brass-collar unwaveringly faithful to a political party; voting the straight ticket: a brass-collar Democrat. 1

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Origin of brass-collar

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Brass-collar

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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brass-collar popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.