that'll be the frosty Friday

English

WOTD – 29 December 2023

Etymology

Probably a humorous elaboration of that’ll be the day, with frosty and Friday chosen for the alliteration; probably also implicitly evoking a cold day in Hell, referring to when Hell freezes over.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌðætl̩ biː‿ðə ˌfɹɒsti ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/, /-di/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/, /-ˈfɹɑsti-/, /-ˌdi/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪdeɪ, -aɪdi
  • Hyphenation: that’ll be the frosty Fri‧day

Phrase

that'll be the frosty Friday

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Synonym of that'll be the day (said in reply to something that one believes will never happen).

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