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brassy (adj.)
"impudent," 1570s, from
brass
+
-y
(2). Compare
brazen
. Sense of "debased and pretentious" is from 1580s, from brass as contrasted with gold; sense of "strident and artificial" is from 1865. Related:
Brassily
;
brassiness
.
