Colloquial Variant guide

a cold day in July

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, idiomatic, no-plural

Examples

  • It'll be a cold day in July when that happens.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From July being on average the hottest month in the Northern Hemisphere.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 绝不可能 — an event that will never happen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 绝无可能 — an event that will never happen
  • French: à la Saint-Glinglin — an event that will never happen
  • French: quand les poules auront des dents — an event that will never happen
  • French: semaine des quatre jeudis — an event that will never happen
  • German: wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen — an event that will never happen
  • German: wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen — an event that will never happen
  • German: am Sankt Nimmerleinstag — an event that will never happen
  • Italian: alle calende greche — an event that will never happen
  • Italian: quando gli asini voleranno — an event that will never happen
  • Italian: mai — an event that will never happen
  • Portuguese: dia de São Nunca — an event that will never happen
  • Russian: когда рак на горе свистнет (kogda rak na gore svistnet) — an event that will never happen
  • Russian: после дождичка в четверг (posle doždička v četverg) — an event that will never happen
  • Turkish: çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası — an event that will never happen
  • Turkish: iki cihan bir araya gelince — an event that will never happen
  • Turkish: balık kavağa çıkınca — an event that will never happen