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that'll be the frosty friday

/ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
that’ll be the frosty Fri-day
IPA
/ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/
44
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Synonym of that'll be the day (“said in reply to something that one believes will never happen”).

Informal

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/
  • British English: /ˌðætl̩ biː‿ðə ˌfɹɒsti ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/

Usage

Synonyms

that'll be the day

Rhymes With

glidy

Questions

How do you pronounce that'll be the frosty friday?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/.
What does that'll be the frosty friday mean?
Synonym of that'll be the day (“said in reply to something that one believes will never happen”).
Where does that'll be the frosty friday come from?
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.

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