Definition of rain cats and dogs

rain cats and dogs

• to rain hard.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'cat':
cat	Definitions include: a female.
cat burglar	Definitions include: A male who moves in on and takes the attention of a female away from another male that she was potentially interested in.
cat chain	Definitions include: Long chain, such as a watch chain, worn by 'hep cats' and zoot suiters.
cat fight	Definitions include: a fight between two or more females.
cat meets dog	Definitions include: two people who become enemies and make conflicts.
cat nap	Definitions include: a short nap.
cat off	Definitions include: A term used in the Bronx in the seventies denoting that a person is ignored, looked over, paid no attention to, wrote off, disrespected.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
cat's *ss	Definitions include: something really great.
cat's *ss, the	Definitions include: something great; "first rate."
cat-scratch fever	Definitions include: an infectious disease humans catch from cats.
cat's pajamas, the	Definitions include: the best.
cat's whiskers, the	Definitions include: the best you can get.
Centered cat	Definitions include: a calm, cool, and collected person especially in times of turmoil or trial.
copy-cat	Definitions include: a person who copies others.
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Other terms relating to 'dog':
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
be dog meat	Definitions include: be in serious trouble.
big dog	Definitions include: the best at something; "the man".
bite the dog	Definitions include: to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over.
cat meets dog	Definitions include: two people who become enemies and make conflicts.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
chili cheese dog	Definitions include: one of many apocryphal sex "moves".
Chilli dog	Definitions include: When a person deficates between a females breasts and then "titty fucks" that female
crazier than a run-over dog	Definitions include: very crazy.
dawg	Definitions include: alternate spelling of dog.
DB	Definitions include: a mess, from "dog's breakfast."
DD	Definitions include: daughter; acronym for "dear daughter".
d*ck the dog	Definitions include: to engage in an unproductive activity; waste time.
dog	Definitions include: a friend.
dog and bone	Definitions include: "dog and bone" is Cockney slang for phone.
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Other terms relating to 'rain':
dance in the rain	Definitions include: not letting the bad stuff get you down
make it rain	Definitions include: to throw paper currency into the air above or near a group of people, so that they can grab it.
rain	Definitions include: to be many or much of something present.
rain closet	Definitions include: the shower.
rain coat	Definitions include: Condom
rainmaker	Definitions include: something that brings money.
rain or shine	Definitions include: no matter what.
right as rain	Definitions include: good.
when it rains, it pours.	Definitions include: something is infrequent, but when it happens, it happens all at once.

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