cold as a witch's tit

adjective

Very cold.

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Meanings

adjectivecold as a witch's tit (not comparable)

alternative cold as a witch's teat · alternative cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra

  1. colloquialhumorousnot comparablevulgarsimileVery cold.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cold as a witch's teatcold as balls

Origin

Apparently coined by the American author Francis Van Wyck Mason: the term first appears in his Novel Spider House, published in 1932.

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Translations

Finnish kylmä kuin ryssän helvetissä
  • kylmä kuin ryssän helvetissävery cold
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APA

cold as a witch's tit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20as%20a%20witch's%20tit

MLA

“cold as a witch's tit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20as%20a%20witch's%20tit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold as a witch's tit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20as%20a%20witch's%20tit.

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