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brash 1

 (brăsh)
adj. brash·er, brash·est
1. Presumptuously forward; impudent: "She couldn't imagine anyone being happy with this loud, brash, opinionated businessman" (Anne Bartlett). See Synonyms at shameless.
2. Hasty or unrestrained without regard for consequences: "his brash, ill-considered attacks on members of his own party" (Susan Dunn).
3. Arresting, pronounced, or ostentatious: brash plaids.
4. Brittle: brash timbers.

[Possibly imitative (influenced by rash) or from brash, attack.]

brash′ly adv.
brash′ness n.

brash 2

 (brăsh)
n.
A mass or pile of rubble, refuse, or fragments, as of stone, brush, or ice.

[Perhaps an alteration of French brèche, breach in a wall, from Italian breccia; see breccia.]
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brash

(bræʃ)
adj
1. tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold
2. hasty; rash
3. impudent
[C19: perhaps influenced by rash1]
ˈbrashly adv
ˈbrashness n

brash

(bræʃ)
n
loose rubbish, such as broken rock, hedge clippings, etc; debris
[C18: of unknown origin]

brash

(bræʃ)
n
(Pathology) pathol another name for heartburn
[C16: perhaps of imitative origin]
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brash

(bræʃ)

adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.
1. impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.
2. hasty; rash; impetuous.
3. energetic or spirited, esp. in an irreverent way; zesty: a brash new musical.
4. (esp. of wood) brittle.
n.
5. a mass of loose fragments, as of ice.
[1400–50; late Middle English brass(c)he a slap, crash]
brash′ly, adv.
brash′ness, n.
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brash

- A euphemism for vomit.
See also related terms for vomit.
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Brash

 a mass of fragments or debris; a sudden outburst of rain.
Examples: brash of bitter waters, 1856; of hedge clippings; of ice, 1837; of rain, 1849; of twigs; of stone; of wooing, 1724.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

brash

A mass of rubble or stone fragments.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.brash - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
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brash

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brash

adjective
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Translations
وقح، صفيق، متهوّر
drzýneomalený
selvhævdende
frakkur
bezkaunīgs

brash

[bræʃ] ADJ (brasher (compar) (brashest (superl)))
1. (= over-confident) → presuntuoso; (= rash) → impetuoso
2. (= crude) [colour] → chillón; [taste] → vulgar
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brash

[ˈbræʃ] adjeffronté(e)
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brash

adj (+er)nassforsch, dreist; (= tasteless) colour etclaut, aufdringlich
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brash

[bræʃ] adj (impudent) → sfrontato/a, sfacciato/a
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brash

(brӕʃ) adjective
cheekily self-confident and impolite. a brash young man.
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References in classic literature ?
"Must say you're almighty brash with your chewin' tobacco," Long Jim grinned.
"The falls has been there sence the beginnin' o' time, an' I cal'late they'll be there till the end on 't; so you needn't 'a' been in sech a brash to git a sight of 'em.
When I got to camp I warn't feeling very brash, there warn't much sand in my craw; but I says, this ain't no time to be fooling around.
You listen to me talk before you up and do anything brash.'"
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With half an hour left Lok full-back Grant Evans went on a sublime run before his lovely reverse ball found Brash who drilled into the bottom corner.
Mr Brash suffered a broken left knee and left hip - which was replaced - a broken sternum plus six broken ribs and spent three months in hospital.
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While Ashley (Eileen Davidson) quickly assumed that it was an inside job and Phyllis was working for their enemy, Jack deduced that his ex-wife wasn't actually aware of what happened-and the hack was orchestrated by their brother, Billy (Jason Thompson), so he could make Brash and Sassy more successful.