a (real) toad-strangler

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
RandÚLfr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Vasko	-	Macedonian, Bulgarian
Aaliyah	ə-LEE-ə (English)	Arabic, English (Modern)
Diodotos	-	Ancient Greek
Etta	ET-ə	English
Kasih	-	Indonesian, Malay