Phrase guide

that'll be the frosty Friday

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

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌðætl̩ biː‿ðə ˌfɹɒsti ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-di/
  • General-American: /ˌðætl̩ bi‿ðə ˌfɹɔsti ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/
  • General-American: /-ˈfɹɑsti-/
  • General-American: /-ˌdi/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪdeɪ
  • rhymes with -aɪdi

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phrase

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: that'll be the day

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.