rain men
rain men is the plural of rain man.
Meaning of rain man
Noun (1)
rain man (plural rain men)
- An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.
- A non-autistic or impaired person whose mannerisms are similar to such people.
- An expert at something.
- Lovingly dubbed the Rain Man of Weed by her family, Heylia James is legendary in West Adams for being able to "eyeball an ounce from outer space with her glasses cracked," and for making "everybody's business my business" ("You Can't Miss the Bear").2007, Kera Bolonik, In the Weeds, →ISBN, page 114
Noun (2)
rain man (plural rain men)
- A man who is believed to have power to control the rain.
- The special relation between men and their totems is shown by a belief which exists in a large number of tribes, to the effect that the men have the power to make their own totem animal or plant increase in numbers; so that a kangaroo man can cause the kangaroos to multiply, a rain man can make...1913, Walter Hutchinson, Customs of the World, →ISBN
- A spirit of the rain.
- These depict in vivid descriptions how the rain man in the west expands in the form of a black cloud; white clouds precede him which unfold like a flower;2009, Andrea Bandhauer, Maria Veber, Migration and Cultural Contact: Germany and Australia, →ISBN, page 71
Questions about rain men
- What is rain men the plural of?
- Rain men is the plural of rain man.
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