brass monkey

English - Turkish

Definition of brass monkey in English Turkish dictionary

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brass monkeys

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English - English

Definition of brass monkey in English English dictionary

A brand of inexpensive liquor

An Australian lager beer

A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano

Very cold

It's brass monkey weather today, isn't it?.

a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships

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brass monkeys

very cold

Blimey, it's brass monkeys out there today.

Hyphenation

brass mon·key

Turkish pronunciation

bräs mʌngki

Pronunciation

/ˈbras ˈməɴɢkē/ /ˈbræs ˈmʌŋkiː/

Etymology

() From the phrase cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. According to the U.S. Naval Historical Center, from the Naval Historical Center of the U.S. Department of the Navy., which cites the Random House Historical Dictionary of American SlangLighter, J.E. ed. Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. (New York: Random House, 1994): 262., 'the first recorded use of the term "brass monkey" appears to dates to 1857 when it was used in an apparently vulgar context by in his book , where on page 108 it says "It would freeze the tail off a brass monkey."' A number of false etymologies have been suggested. from Snopes.com For more information, see 15px Brass monkey on Wikipedia..