brass monkeys

Extremely cold, usually regarding the weather. Taken from the semi-vulgar phrase, "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey," or its derivative, "brass monkey weather." Primarily heard in UK. Cor, it's brass monkeys out there tonight!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rosaria	ro-ZAH-ryah	Italian
Quintilian	-	History
Nikostratos	-	Ancient Greek
Oles	-	Ukrainian
'Ali	‘ah-LEE:	Arabic
LÓEgaire	-	Irish Mythology, Ancient Irish