English Explanatory Dictionary

mad dogs and Englishmen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. To express that it is very hot weather.

Word forms

mad dogs and Englishmen

Etymology

From the verse/song by Noel Coward: "Mad dogs and Englishmen / Go out in the midday sun."

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