a (real) frog-choker



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a (real) frog-choker

A particularly heavy or torrential downpour of rain. (Chiefly heard in the southern United States.) It's a real frog-choker out there today—looks like we'll have to have our barbecue another day. There's no way I'm biking to work in a frog-choker like this!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ion (2)-Greek Mythology
Violavie-O-lə (English), vee-O-lə (English), VIE-ə-lə (English), VYO-lah (Italian)English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mayur-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Ratimir-Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Lucrezialoo-KRE-tsyahItalian
Yanick-Breton, French