Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey Home The Lexicon Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey Thumbnail Phrase or WordCold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyDefinitionNautical slang; very cold weather (debated origin but often linked to cannonball storage on ships).LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryPrimatesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemThe louder the monkey, the smaller its balls Next itemAs strong as a gorilla
