"cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.ogg
Etymology: Unknown. There is a discredited theory that it refers to a brass container for cannon balls on a British man-of-war, and a somewhat more plausible theory that "brass monkey" used to refer to a cannon on a man-of-war. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Extremely cold. Tags: not-comparable, slang Related terms: brass monkey
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