brass monkey

Also used as

brass monkey is also the alternative letter-case form of Brass Monkey.

Examples of brass monkey in a sentence

• I forgot it'd be brass monkey weather in good old London.1997, Maeve Haran, A family affair:
• Had to milk cows besides, and them winters up there in Wisconsin is brass monkey cold.2005, John G. Watson, The Golden Ball, page 115:

Forms of brass monkey

Origin of brass monkey

From the phrase cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. According to the U.S. Naval Historical Center, which cites the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, 'the first recorded use of the term "brass monkey" appears to dates^([sic]) to 1857 when it was used in an apparently vulgar context by C.A. Abbey in his book Before the Mast in the Clippers, where on page 108 it says "It would freeze the tail off a brass monkey."' A number of false etymologies have been suggested. For more information, see brass monkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Questions about brass monkey

What does brass monkey mean?

Brass monkey means very cold.

How do you use brass monkey in a sentence?

I forgot it'd be brass monkey weather in good old London.

What part of speech is brass monkey?

Brass monkey can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.