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
RikkeREEK-keDanish
Iudicael-Ancient Celtic
King[kiŋ]
Harrison['hærisn]
Hadiyya-Arabic
GyulaDYOO-lawHungarian