brass monkeys vs icy

brass monkeys

adj
  • very cold 

icy

adj
  • Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold. 

  • To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind. 

  • Covered with ice, wholly or partially. 

  • Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty. 

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