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cold as a witch's tit

cold as a witch's tit adjective: very cold.

Adjective

cold as a witch's tit (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, humorous, vulgar, simile) Very cold.

Forms of cold as a witch's tit

alternative formcold as a witch's teat
alternative formcold as a witch's tit in a brass bra

Origin of cold as a witch's tit

Apparently coined by the American author Francis Van Wyck Mason: the term first appears in his Novel Spider House, published in 1932.

Questions about cold as a witch's tit

What does cold as a witch's tit mean?
Cold as a witch's tit means very cold.
What part of speech is cold as a witch's tit?
Cold as a witch's tit is an adjective.

Words near cold as a witch's tit in the dictionary

  1. cold as a mackerel
  2. cold as a wagon tire
  3. cold as a well-digger's arse
  4. cold as a witch's kiss
  5. cold as a witch's teat
  6. cold as a witch's tit
  7. cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra
  8. cold as balls
  9. cold as charity
  10. cold as death
  11. cold as ice

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