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brash

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæʃ/

The English word “brash” has 11 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
  2. Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
  3. Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
  4. Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).

noun

  1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
  2. A sudden burst of rain.
  3. An attack or assault.
  4. Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
  5. Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
  6. Broken fragments of ice.

verb

  1. To disturb.

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). Perhaps also related to Dutch bars (“stern; strict”), German barsch (“harsh; unfriendly”), Danish barsk (“harsh; rough; tough”), Swedish barsk (“harsh; impetuous”).

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