persist down

verb

Humorous euphemism for piss down (rain heavily).

Meanings

verbpersist down (third-person singular simple present persists down, present participle persisting down, simple past and past participle persisted down)

present singular third person persists down · participle present persisting down · participle past persisted down · past persisted down

  1. Humorous euphemism for piss down (rain heavily).
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APA

persist down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persist%20down

MLA

“persist down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persist%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “persist down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persist%20down.

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