English Explanatory Dictionary

that'll be the frosty Friday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌðætl̩ biː‿ðə ˌfɹɒsti ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/ /-di/ /ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/ /-ˈfɹɑsti-/ /-ˌdi/ En-us-that'll be the frosty Friday.oga

Word forms

that'll be the frosty Friday

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.

Synonyms

that'll be the day
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