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a (real) toad-strangler
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Jeriah | | - | Biblical |
| Canute | | kə-NOOT (English), kə-NYOOT (English) | History |
| IonuȚ | | - | Romanian |
| Miksa | | - | Hungarian |
| Lal | | - | Indian, Hindi, Nepali |
| Natasha | | nə-TASH-ə (English) | Russian, English |