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mad as a cut snake

mad as a cut snake adjective: very irate, crazy with rage.

Adjective

mad as a cut snake (not comparable)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, simile) Very irate, crazy with rage.
    • I′m feeling slightly less furious than I was earlier, but I′m still about as mad as a cut snake.2005, Melody Carlson, Fool's Gold: Color Me Consumed, unnumbered page
    • Sutcliffe went in hard, did everything to provoke him. Got him as mad as a cut snake.2009, Robert Sims, Tropic of Death, page 346
  2. (Australia, colloquial, simile) Crazy; eccentric.
    • “Trackless,” Sean muttered, “there′s a man over there planting a chopstick.″
      “Him? That′s Lurker. Mad as a cut snake.”1986, Mike Shanley, Strela, unnumbered page
    • ‘I have to tell you,’ he continued with his leaden and yet fascinating sincerity, ‘that you are a most exquisite and intelligent woman and I would like to court you. I′m no seducer or casual fornicator. It′s against my religion. If all this sounds mad as a cut snake, so be it. I was under necessity...2000, Thomas Keneally, Bettany′s Book, page 9

Examples of mad as a cut snake in a sentence

  • “Dad would be mad as a cut snake if he knew what you were doing,” Cal warned.2009, Kate Hoffmann, Harlequin Blaze: The Mighty Quinns: Callum, unnumbered page:
  • If all this sounds mad as a cut snake, so be it.2000, Thomas Keneally, Bettany′s Book, page 9:
  • She was also as mad as a cut snake, which only added to her allure.2010, Kate Jennings, Trouble: Evolution of a Radical, Selected Writings 1970-2010, page 70:

Synonyms of mad as a cut snake

Forms of mad as a cut snake

alternative formas mad as a cut snake
alternative formmad as cut snakes

Questions about mad as a cut snake

What does mad as a cut snake mean?
Mad as a cut snake means very irate, crazy with rage.
How do you use mad as a cut snake in a sentence?
“Dad would be mad as a cut snake if he knew what you were doing,” Cal warned.
What part of speech is mad as a cut snake?
Mad as a cut snake is an adjective.

Words near mad as a cut snake in the dictionary

  1. mad apple
  2. mad apples
  3. mad as a bear with a sore head
  4. mad as a box of frogs
  5. mad as a brush
  6. mad as a cut snake
  7. mad as a fish
  8. mad as a hatter
  9. mad as a hornet
  10. mad as a March hare
  11. mad as a meat axe

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