brash
brash Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way; impudently bold or tactless.
"The brash young executive interrupted the board meeting to challenge the director's strategy."
Ostentatiously bright, loud, or showy in appearance or style.
"The restaurant's quiet charm was replaced by brash neon signage and loud music."
North American Brittle and easily broken without splintering (especially of timber or rock).
"The carpenter rejected the brash pine boards because they snapped cleanly under minimal stress."
• noun
A mass of loose fragments of crushed rock, broken ice, or woody hedge clippings.
"The research vessel navigated slowly through the thick brash of floating sea ice."
British A sudden, brief bout of sickness, Acid regurgitation, or a sudden heavy shower of rain.
"A sudden brash of rain soaked the hikers before they could reach shelter."
• Rhymes for brash
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the 16th century in northern English and Scottish dialects, probably of imitative origin or a blend of words such as 'break', 'crash', and 'rash'.