English Explanatory Dictionary

bold as brass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very bold; very forward or impudent.

Pronunciation

En-au-bold as brass.ogg

Word forms

bold as brass

Etymology

Popularly supposed to have originated in reference to Brass Crosby, Lord Mayor of London in the 1770s, who was bold enough to defy the British parliament. However, this origin theory is dismissed by some as bogus.

Related words

brazen
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