BRASH
What does "BRASH" mean?
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overconfident way.
Meanings
- Boldly self-confident to the point of rudeness or recklessness. His brash remark silenced the whole table.
- Aggressively loud, gaudy, or showy in appearance or sound. The bar's brash neon sign could be seen three blocks away.
- Fragments of loose, broken rock, or floating ice. The ship pushed slowly through fields of brash ice. technical
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, recorded from the early 19th century; possibly related to 'brash' meaning a sudden burst or to dialectal words for brittle, broken material.
Remember it
BRASH sounds like 'brass' plus a crash - loud, bold, and a little reckless.
A little poem
He entered loud, all elbows and bright noise-
the brash forget that quiet rooms have poise.
couplet
Wordplay
- The new intern was so brash he corrected the boss - then asked who the boss was.
What it teaches
Confidence convinces a room; brashness only proves you stopped listening to it.
Quick facts
What does BRASH mean?
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overconfident way.
Is BRASH a valid word?
Yes — BRASH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BRASH?
BRASH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BRASH come from?
Of uncertain origin, recorded from the early 19th century; possibly related to 'brash' meaning a sudden burst or to dialectal words for brittle, broken material.
What can BRASH teach us?
Confidence convinces a room; brashness only proves you stopped listening to it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.