monkey’s wedding
noun/ˌmʌŋkiz ˈwedɪŋ/
/ˌmʌŋkiz ˈwedɪŋ/
(South African English, informal)- used to describe a period of time when it is raining while the sun is shining
- Look! It's a monkey's wedding!
Word Originperhaps based on Portuguese casamento de rapôsa ‘vixen's wedding’, in the same sense.Definitions on the go
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