choker



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!

a (real) toad-choker

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

choker

1. n. a cigarette; a cigarette butt. Put that damn choker out in my house!
2. n. a necktie. Hey, Tom! That’s a classy new choker you’re wearing!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TeijaTAY-yahFinnish
Hippolyte (1)-Greek Mythology
Marianamə-RYA-nə (Portuguese), mah-RYAH-nah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Czech, Ancient Roman
AubreyAWB-reeEnglish
Chryses-Greek Mythology
Manasses-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek