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brash

[ brash ]

adjective

brasher, brashest.
  1. a brash young man.

  2. Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms: , , ,

  3. energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty:

    a brash new musical.

  4. (used especially of wood) brittle.


noun

  1. a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
  2. Pathology. heartburn ( def 1 ).
  3. Scot. and North England Dialect.
    1. a sudden shower or burst of rain.
    2. any sudden, minor sickness or indisposition, especially of the digestive tract.
    3. an assault; attack.

brash

1

/ æʃ /

adjective

  1. tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold
  2. hasty; rash
  3. impudent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

brash

2

/ æʃ /

noun

  1. loose rubbish, such as broken rock, hedge clippings, etc; debris
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

brash

3

/ æʃ /

noun

  1. pathol another name for heartburn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of brash1

First recorded in 1400–50; (noun) late Middle English brass(c)he “a slap, crash,” perhaps blend of brok(e) ( Old English broc “breach, fragment, sickness”; akin to break ) and dasch “smashing blow”; dash 1; (adjective) in the sense “brittle” is derivative of the noun; in the sense “hasty” by confusion with rash 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of brash1

C19: perhaps influenced by rash 1

Origin of brash2

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of brash3

C16: perhaps of imitative origin
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