a (real) frog-strangler



a (real) frog-strangler

A particularly heavy or torrential downpour of rain. (Chiefly heard in the southern United States.) It's a real frog-strangler 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-strangler like this!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Beryl['beril]
Loukas-Biblical Greek
JolÁNka-Hungarian (Rare)
Dickens['dikinz]
Kane[kein]
ClarityKLER-i-tee, KLAR-i-teeEnglish (Rare)