In Hebrew and in French there are phrases to describe very cold weather which use animals.
Hebrew: kor klavim – literally: dog cold.
French: un froid de canard – literally: duck cold.
Is there such a phrase in English?
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In Hebrew and in French there are phrases to describe very cold weather which use animals.
Hebrew: kor klavim – literally: dog cold.
French: un froid de canard – literally: duck cold.
Is there such a phrase in English?
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Something that might fit along your lines are variations on the phrase X dog night, where X is some number. Thesaurus.com offers synonyms for two-dog night, but strangely no actual definition. The synonym subcategories are cold, freezing, and shivery.
Urban Dictionary lists three-dog nights as:
And the website iheartdogs attempts to give more details behind 3 dog night:
I first heard the term on weather forecasts from Gary England in Oklahoma, but have heard it quite a few times.