Meanings
nouna cold day in July (plural not attested)
- colloquialidiomaticno pluralThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
It'll be a cold day in July when that happens.
Synonyms: a cold day in Hell, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
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Origin
From July being on average the hottest month in the Northern Hemisphere.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 绝不可能, 绝无可能
- 绝不可能an event that will never happen
- 绝无可能an event that will never happen
French à la Saint-Glinglin, quand les poules auront des dents
- à la Saint-Glinglinan event that will never happen
- quand les poules auront des dentsan event that will never happen
- semaine des quatre jeudisan event that will never happen
German wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen, wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen
- wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallenan event that will never happen
- wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallenan event that will never happen
- am Sankt Nimmerleinstagan event that will never happen
Italian alle calende greche, quando gli asini voleranno
- alle calende grechean event that will never happen
- quando gli asini volerannoan event that will never happen
- maian event that will never happen
Portuguese dia de São Nunca
- dia de São Nuncaan event that will never happen
Russian когда рак на горе свистнет, после дождичка в четверг
- когда рак на горе свистнет (kogda rak na gore svistnet)an event that will never happen
- после дождичка в четверг (posle doždička v četverg)an event that will never happen
Turkish çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası, iki cihan bir araya gelince
- çıkmaz ayın son çarşambasıan event that will never happen
- iki cihan bir araya gelincean event that will never happen
- balık kavağa çıkıncaan event that will never happen
Cite this entry
APA
a cold day in July. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20cold%20day%20in%20July
MLA
“a cold day in July.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20cold%20day%20in%20July. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a cold day in July,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20cold%20day%20in%20July.
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