Crossword Dictionary
brash
brash, cheeky, nervy - a
offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
synonyms
arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy, wise
in a sentence
She asks such brash questions.
a brash request to get something for free
etymology
"impetuous, rash, hasty in temper," 1824, of obscure origin, perhaps originally American English; perhaps akin to 16c. Scottish brash "attack, assault," or French breche "fragments," especially of ice, which is from a Germanic source (compare Old High German brehha "breach," from brehhan "to break," from PIE root *bhreg- "to break"). Or perhaps akin to German brechen "to vomit." Not considered to be connected with rash (adj.) though they mean the same. Related: Rashly; rashness.