Brass In Pocket Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MzLizzy 

Cover art for Brass In Pocket lyrics by Pretenders, The

Brass is northern English slang for money. Bottle again is English slang for courage, she has moxie. She has balls. Reet is again northern slang. It's so reet. She's alright. It's all good. Skank is a dance, a way of moving. I'm from the north of England. These are pretty common terms where I come from.

@MzLizzy -- Wow, I just double-checked thsi slang with a friend from the U.K. and she knew all of this except Reet. But she's not from the north.

In America "skank" is a young tawdry girl who sleeps around, like a whore or a slut.