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brash
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
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”).
Adjective
brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)
- (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
- Synonyms: audacious, brassy, brazen, cocky, undiplomatic
- 1902, Opie Read, The Starbucks, Chicago: Laird & Lee, Chapter , p. 210,[1]
- Mrs. Mayfield looked away, and the girl stricken with remorse, hastened to her and said: “There, I have been too brash, haven’t I? You must forgive me for I didn’t intend to be brash.”
- “Brash, my dear? What do you mean by that?”
- She laughed. “Why, I thought everybody know’d what brash meant. Well, it’s er—too quick to say somethin’ you oughtn’t to say.”
- 1925, Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith, Chapter 17,[2]
- Trouble with Silzer is, he’s too brash—shoots off his mouth too much—likes to hear himself talk.
- 1958, Peter De Vries, Mackerel Plaza, Penguin, 1986, Chapter 14, p. 209,
- The American’s brash unconcern for nuance indicates a young and vigorous country, the Briton’s clipped speech an ancient, proverbial reserve.
- 2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah, New York: Knopf, Chapter 54,[3]
- Edusco liked him, he could tell; he imagined Edusco talking about him in a gathering of other self-made Igbo men, men who were brash and striving, who juggled huge businesses and supported vast extended families.
- (of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
- Synonyms: foolhardy, reckless
- 1905, Andy Adams, The Outlet, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, Chapter 2, p. 22,[4]
- […] just because you’re a little hot under the collar, don’t do anything brash, for fear you may regret it afterward.
- 1960, George O. Smith, “The Troublemakers,” Galaxy Science Fiction Volume 18, No. 4, April 1960, p. 156,[5]
- Now, Mr. Reed, you’ve committed nothing but a brash act of bad taste by bypassing the standard channels.
- (of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- Synonyms: flashy, garish, loud, splashy; see also Thesaurus:gaudy
- brash colours; a brash perfume
- 1963, Ian Fleming, Thrilling Cities, London: Jonathan Cape, Chapter 1, “Hong Kong,”[6]
- There are scores of brash and noisy bars along Lockhart Street and in Wanchai and North Point (on the island) and throughout the back lanes of Kowloon […]
- 1996, Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman’s Boy, New York: Picador, 1998, Chapter 24, p. 243,[7]
- The driveway is filled with vehicles parked bumper to bumper and the house is lit up like I’ve never seen it before, brash yellow light streaming from every window on every floor, and the tinny, nasal sound of gramophone jazz trumpeting inside.
Translations
Noun
brash (countable and uncountable, plural brashes)
- A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
- A sudden burst of rain.
- (obsolete) An attack or assault.
Derived terms
- water brash
- weaning brash
Verb
brash (third-person singular simple present brashes, present participle brashing, simple past and past participle brashed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To disturb.
Etymology 2
Compare American English bresk, brusk (“fragile, brittle”).
Adjective
brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)
- (US, colloquial, dated) Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
Noun
brash (countable and uncountable, plural brashes)
- Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
- (geology) Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
- 1839, Sir Charles Lyell, Elements of Geology
- Alluvium differs from the rubble or brash , just described , as being composed of sand and gravel , more or less rolled
- 1839, Sir Charles Lyell, Elements of Geology
- Broken fragments of ice.
- 1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
- The sea dashed in an angry surf over its inclined sides, rattling the icy fragments or “brash” against its irregular surface
- 1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
Further reading
- brash in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Harbs, brahs, h bars, h-bars, hbars, shrab
Scots
Noun
brash (plural brashes)
- illness, fit
Derived terms
- water brash
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snoop
English
Etymology
From Dutch snoepen (“to pry, eat in secret, sneak”). Related to Dutch and Low German snappen (“to bite, seize”), Dutch snavel (“beak, bill, pecker, neb”), German Schnabel (“beak, bill, mouth”). More at snap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snu?p/
- enPR: sno?op
- Rhymes: -u?p
Verb
snoop (third-person singular simple present snoops, present participle snooping, simple past and past participle snooped)
- To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
- To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
Related terms
- snoop around
Translations
Noun
snoop (plural snoops)
- The act of snooping
- One who snoops
- A private detective
Translations
References
- 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, Oxford University Press, ?ISBN
Anagrams
- Poons, no-ops, opson, poons, spoon
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