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The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.
Imogene Coca

Meaning of "brash" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRASH

Perhaps influenced by rash1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRASH

brash  [bræʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRASH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brash is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BRASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brash

Brash may refer to: ▪ Brash ▪ Water brash, hypersalivation secondary to gastroesophageal reflux disease ▪ Brash Brands ▪ Brash Entertainment, a video game company ▪ Thomas Brash Morison, Scottish politician and judge ▪ Olof the Brash ▪ Sekolah Menengah Teknik Ipoh Persiaran Brash...

Definition of brash in the English dictionary

The first definition of brash in the dictionary is tastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold. Other definition of brash is hasty; rash. Brash is also impudent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRASH


cornbrash
ˈkɔːnˌbræʃ
crash
kræʃ
gytrash
ˈɡaɪtræʃ
midrash
ˈmɪdræʃ
overrash
ˌəʊvəˈræʃ
postcrash
ˌpəʊstˈkræʃ
precrash
priːˈkræʃ
rash
ræʃ
stonebrash
ˈstəʊnˌbræʃ
thrash
θræʃ
trash
træʃ
white-trash
waɪt træʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRASH

brasco
brasero
brashier
brashiest
brashiness
brashly
brashness
brashy
brasier
brasil
brasilein
brasilin
brass
brass band
brass farthing
brass foundry
brass hat
brass knuckles
brass monkey
brass neck

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRASH

air crash
barber´s rash
car crash
concertina crash
diaper rash
disk crash
gate-crash
heat rash
multiple crash
napkin rash
nappy rash
nettle rash
pash rash
plane crash
road rash
trailer trash
train crash
water brash
white trash

Synonyms and antonyms of brash in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRASH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brash» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brash

Translation of «brash» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRASH

Find out the translation of brash to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brash from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brash» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自以为是的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tosco
570 millions of speakers

English

brash
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढीठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صراخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дерзкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grosseiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঢেকুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effronté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kurang ajar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dreist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厚かましい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자신만만한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brash
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất lở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துடுக்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंदीलपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küstah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfacciato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zuchwały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зухвалий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brash
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράτολμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parmantige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SURA
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

issørpe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brash

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRASH»

The term «brash» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRASH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brash» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brash» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brash

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8 QUOTES WITH «BRASH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brash.
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Jennifer Armintrout
Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isn't allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance. She has to apologize for her body.
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Imogene Coca
The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.
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Bootsy Collins
We were brash young fellows'. I was always hanging with the older crowd anyway. The musicians were the Hip Cats, and I was hanging with them anyway. I Just started out real early.
4
Barbara Ehrenreich
Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent.
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Tuppence Middleton
I was very, very shy in public and school, and quite loud and brash at home.
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Michael Owen
You're obviously conscious of being brash or big-headed but I always knew I was going to be a footballer when I was seven or eight. I didn't just think I wanted to be one, I knew I was going to be one. Nothing ever surprised me really.
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Saul Williams
Jay Z and President Bush have a lot in common, that same brash confidence.
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Stuart Woods
A first novel should be brash and ambitious, and announce the arrival of a new talent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRASH»

Discover the use of brash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bloomberg's New York: Class and Governance in the Luxury City
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg claims to run the city like a business. In Bloomberg’s New York, Julian Brash applies methods from anthropology, geography, and other social science disciplines to examine what that means.
Julian Brash, 2011
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Young and brash and abstract
Young and Brash and Abstract features eleven young abstract painters in their twenties and thirties currently working in and around New York.
John Yau, Anderson Gallery, 2002
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Active Radio: Pacifica's Brash Experiment
In a searing critique of the War on Drugs and other attempts to eradicate "getting high, " Lenson ventures outside the conventional genres of drug writing and looks at the drug debate from a lost, and often forbidden, point of view: the ...
Jeff Land, 1999
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Which way, big man?: and five other plays
Collection of five plays reflecting changes affecting life in PNG. 'The High Cost of Living Differently' and 'Which Way, Big Man?' were first performed in 1976. 'Taurama' was first performed in 1985 and was awarded the Independence Medal.
Nora Vagi Brash, 1996
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Sheroes: Bold, Brash, and Absolutely Unabashed Superwomen ...
Presents portraits of real and fictional role models for women, from sports, science, politics, and entertainment, including Dian Fossey, Aretha Franklin, Joan Baez, Anita Hill, and Agent Dana Scully
Varla Ventura, 1998
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American Investment in Australian Industry
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Donald T. Brash, Mark Casson, 2001
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Climate Change: A Reference Handbook
In addition, the handbook looks at American trade policy in the context of an increasingly globalized world economy.
David Leonard Downie, Kate Brash, Catherine Vaughan, 2009
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Tahiti and French Polynesia
Helping travelers go beyond the beach, this updated edition offers plenty of cultural and outdoor activities. Contains a comprehensive surfing guide and a dedicated diving chapter. color photos, 69 maps.
Celeste Brash, Jean-Bernard Carillet, 2009
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Harry Hopkins: Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer
Written by his granddaughter June Hopkins, this book not only clarifies the emergence of welfare policy but sheds considerable light on the present welfare debate.
June Hopkins, 2008
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Colin a Pastoral Elegy to the Memory of Robert Burns. - ...
... tlvm' thy, 'when tl'ron'd in Fancy': Cm', r His flrtgnanc gain: nish-'dy'd it: Hare. In s - r \ GLASGOWr PRXNT'ED FOR AND SOLD SY' .' Brash 83 Reid. ADVERTISE'I 'IENT. 'THE following Pzzsta'al Elegy, to ill: memory yf' Roman-r . . C 0 L I'"N.. ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brash is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yanis Varoufakis: why bold, brash Greek finance minister had to go
When historians look back at the great Greek debt crisis, the figure of Yanis Varoufakis will feature large. Bold and brash, the self-appointed ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Hydrangeas don't have to be brash
They were the brash, splash-of-colour shrub of choice, and, because they are long-lived and easy to care for, there are an awful lot of them ... «Isle of Wight County Press, Jul 15»
3
Bonkers Brash's Round Britain Challenge
Challenge enthusiast Richard 'Bonkers' Brash of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire is three days into his attempt at being the firstperson to complete ... «Mix 96, Jul 15»
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Rude, brash and unloved, but Kyrgios is a winner
NO WORRIES, Major Wingfield Digby of Carshalton Beeches, you are not alone in bemoaning the moral slippage of Australian players. Half of ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
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Shane Warne: Brash, boorish, boozy, but nice
It gives this brash 45-year-old, this too-tanned cricketer with his bleached hair and his boorish, boozy, arrogant reputation, a faint top note of ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Ted Cruz Again Backs Trump: 'He's Bold, He's Brash'
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has again backed fellow 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for speaking out on illegal immigration ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
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Brash Aussie, and his own physical health, doom Milos Raonic in …
The spirit was willing for Milos Raonic at this Wimbledon, but the body wouldn't cooperate. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images). «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»
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Rahul Yadav: Start-up genius with a brash bent of mind
In his characteristic brash way, he did not seem even slightly bothered by his sacking and hours after being fired, he took to Facebook to make ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Can Raonic put brash Kyrgios in his place?
LONDON - It is being billed as businesslike versus brash. Soft-spoken Canadian Milos Raonic against outspoken Aussie Nick Kyrgios in the third round of ... «TSN, Jul 15»
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Equestrian - Brash turns up heat for title challenge with LGCT Grand …
Great Britain's Scott Brash underlined his credentials for retaining the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) title by winning the seventh ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»

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