brass neck
Brazen, unapologetic boldness
Brass neck is British slang for shameless audacity or bold impudence—the nerve to do or say something outrageous without embarrassment.
The image suggests a neck made of brass: unbending, impervious to the social pressures that would make others cringe.
You've got a brass neck showing up here after what you did.
Someone described as brass-necked acts with brazen self-assurance.
Shameless, admirable audacity
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- cheekAudacity or facial side
- effronteryShameless, insolent boldness
temerity · presumption · brazenness · boldness · daring · moxy · gumption · front
Rude disregard for propriety
- impudenceShameless boldness toward superiors
- disrespectLack of regard
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
- sassinessImpertinent boldness of manner
pertness · forwardness · rudeness · incivility · discourtesy · flippancy · backtalk · freshness
Feeling no shame
- unapologeticShowing no remorse
- barefacedShamelessly bold or unconcealed
- blatantOffensively conspicuous
- shamelessLacking moral embarrassment
brazen · unblushing · unashamed · impenitent · remorseless · flagrant · unrepentant · bold-faced
chutzpah
Shameless, admirable audacity
effrontery · temerity · presumption · brazenness · boldness · daring · moxy · gumption · front · face
impertinence
Rude disregard for propriety
- impudenceShameless boldness toward superiors
- disrespectLack of regard
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
sassiness · pertness · forwardness · rudeness · incivility · discourtesy · flippancy · backtalk · freshness · cockiness
unabashed
Feeling no shame
- unapologeticShowing no remorse
- barefacedShamelessly bold or unconcealed
- blatantOffensively conspicuous
shameless · brazen · unblushing · unashamed · impenitent · remorseless · flagrant · unrepentant · bold-faced · thick-skinned
brass neckshame
Painful awareness of failure
shamefacedness · humility · modesty · bashfulness · sheepishness
brass neckself-effacement
Downplaying one's importance
shrinking violet · unassumingness · demureness · submissiveness · wallflower