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persist down

persist down verb: humorous euphemism for piss down (rain heavily).

Verb

persist down (third-person singular simple present persists down, present participle persisting down, simple past and past participle persisted down)

  1. Humorous euphemism for piss down (rain heavily).

Forms of persist down

third-person singular presentpersists down
present participlepersisting down
past participlepersisted down
pastpersisted down

Questions about persist down

What does persist down mean?
Persist down means humorous euphemism for piss down (rain heavily).
What part of speech is persist down?
Persist down is a verb.
What is the past tense of persist down?
The past tense of persist down is persisted down.

Words near persist down in the dictionary

  1. persipans
  2. Persis
  3. Persism
  4. Persisms
  5. persist
  6. persist down
  7. persist it down
  8. persistability
  9. persistable
  10. persistance
  11. persistant

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