brazen

adjective, verb

1 (disapproving) open and without SHAME, usually about sth that people find shocking: She had become brazen about the whole affair. * his brazen admission that he was cheating 2 made of, or the colour of, BRASS(1) brazenly adverb: She had brazenly admitted allowing him back into the house.

PHRASALVERBS brazen it out to behave as if you are not ashamed or embarrassed about sth even though you should be: Now that everyone knew the truth, the only thing to do was to brazen it out.