brick-coldadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪ(k)ˌkəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪ(k)ˌkoʊld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, cold adj.

Etymology: < brick n.¹ + cold adj. Compare earlier stone-cold adj. at stone n. Compounds 3a(a).Compare occasional earlier use of the expression as cold as bricks, e.g.:1884 Newberry (S. Carolina) Herald 10 Jan. 3/4 Latest accounts from the weather bureau is that it is freezing, with a strong prospect of getting as cold as bricks.

U.S. regional (esp. New York City and New Jersey) slang (originally in African-American usage).

Of conditions or the weather: very cold, freezing. Cf. brick adj.²

ΚΠ

1995 Daily News (N.Y.) 15 Jan. 8/4 ‘As far as the heat [in the apartment],’ Jackson added, ‘it was brick cold.’

2009 GQ (Nexis) Apr. 142 A raincoat is not meant to keep you toasty on brick-cold winter days—that's what a good down parka is for.

2012 N.Y. Amsterdam News 29 Mar. 26/1 A brick-cold afternoon in January.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brick-cold
释义	brick-coldadj. Brit. /ˈbrɪ(k)ˌkəʊld/, U.S. /ˈbrɪ(k)ˌkoʊld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, cold adj. Etymology: < brick n.¹ + cold adj. Compare earlier stone-cold adj. at stone n. Compounds 3a(a).Compare occasional earlier use of the expression as cold as bricks, e.g.:1884 Newberry (S. Carolina) Herald 10 Jan. 3/4 Latest accounts from the weather bureau is that it is freezing, with a strong prospect of getting as cold as bricks. U.S. regional (esp. New York City and New Jersey) slang (originally in African-American usage). Of conditions or the weather: very cold, freezing. Cf. brick adj.² ΚΠ 1995 Daily News (N.Y.) 15 Jan. 8/4 ‘As far as the heat [in the apartment],’ Jackson added, ‘it was brick cold.’ 2009 GQ (Nexis) Apr. 142 A raincoat is not meant to keep you toasty on brick-cold winter days—that's what a good down parka is for. 2012 N.Y. Amsterdam News 29 Mar. 26/1 A brick-cold afternoon in January. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1995
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