brash
adjective
[ braʃ ]
• self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.
• "he was brash, cocky, and arrogant"
Similar:
self-assertive,
assertive,
cocksure,
full of oneself,
self-confident,
arrogant,
thrusting,
bold,
as bold as brass,
audacious,
brazen,
brazen-faced,
forward,
impudent,
insolent,
impertinent,
rude,
cheeky,
cocky,
pushy,
brassy,
Origin:
early 19th century (originally dialect); perhaps a form of rash1.
brash
noun
• loose broken rock or ice.
• "brash ice"
• clippings from hedges, shrubs, or other plants.
• "cutting up the timber and burning the brash"
Origin:
late 18th century: of unknown origin.
