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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sadie['seidi]
Isi-Native American, Choctaw
Meginrat-Ancient Germanic
Rodina-Scottish
AgathaAG-ə-thə (English)English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ashplant['æʃpla:nt]