brashness

• Unwilling to look at him for fear she'd see anger over her brashness, or worse, pity for her inability to fit into his world, she excused herself and made a beeline for the bathroom. —  The Bookstore on the Corner by L
• Domick wouldn't have hesitated a moment, nor even languid Master Shonagar, whose hand he'd felt many a time for his brashness. —  Dragon Drums
• Not far from Capitol Hill, neo-conservative strategists are currently pushing to make foreign policy a front-burner issue again, and the scripted ideas being put forward by Bush on the trail manifest a disturbing nostalgia for the brashness and imagined simplicity of the Reagan era. —  Freezerbox Magazine
• That decade's confident brashness could be traced through the zebra-print blouson, the fire-engine red blouse and cherry skirt, the jumpsuit with beaded zebra-patterned bodice and straps, and the graphic black and white tunic over leggings. —  Style.com: Daily Fashion Show Pictures
• There's also a notable kitsch factor about the place -- the trashy menu, the lowbrow drink selection (Mad Dog and brands of beer you swore you'd never drink again), the neon band-logo signage and the retro tuneage -- that has prompted some detractors to grumble that the brashness is a little —  Westword | Complete Issue

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