Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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BRASSED-OFF
Construct:
Adjective
Definition:
Tired, bored.
Use:
I'm brassed-off with nothing to do.
I'm fed up because I have nothing to do.
Derivation:
Unknown, but note 'Brass off' - to grumble (military).
(Partridge)
and impudence, audacity.
(Wright)
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