Through this proto-Celtic etymon, the theonym is cognate with words for thunder in Old Irish (torann), Old Breton (taran), Middle Welsh (taran), and, as a loanword into a non-Celtic language, the Gascon dialect of French (taram).
What is a Thunder Mug? Spoiler: It doesn't mean what it used to! The etymology has evolved!
What is the British slang for lightning?
Lexicographer Susan Rennie says that English dialects are “rich in weather words and I love 'dinderex', a Devon term for a bolt of lightning which literally means 'thunder-axe'.”
You just mean-mugged them, conveying you are miffed. Mean, here, is “hostile” or “nasty,” and mug is slang for “face.” Mug in this sense can be traced back to the 18th century and may, fun fact, come from drinking mugs painted with or shaped like grotesque faces.
In this case a mug means someone who is easily deceived or slightly stupid, so if you are “mugged off” you are made to look like an idiot. For example: She asked him on a date when she is engaged to you? You have been mugged off.
A related item was the bourdalou or bourdaloue, a small handheld oblong ceramic pot used in 17th- and 18th-century France to allow women to urinate conveniently.
It is a ceramic mug that looks like Gromit's head in a mug shape. It was initially included in a packet of PG Tips tea in 2005 where his nose was turning from black to red due to the temperature of the drink in the mug, as advertised in the "H-H-Hot" commercial.
Scripture speaks frequently of thunder. There is a theology to thunder. Thunder is always connected to the throne. (Revelation 4:5, 6:1, 8:5, 11:19, 14:2, 19:6, etc.) Thunder is an illustration of the powerful voice of God.
Where did the phrase he stole my thunder come from?
The idiom comes from the dramatist John Dennis early in the 18th century, after he had conceived a novel idea for a thunder machine for his unsuccessful 1709 play Appius and Virginia and later found it used at a performance of Macbeth.
Lightning can travel 10 to 12 miles from a thunderstorm. This is often farther than the sound of thunder travels. That means that if you can hear thunder you are close enough to a storm to be in danger of being struck by lightning. When thunder roars go indoors.
These are the most common slang phrases for heavy rain (can you think of any more?): 1. Chucking It Down ☔ * Use in a sentence: “I forgot my umbrella, and it started chucking it down!” 2. Throwing It Down 💦 * Use in a sentence: “Look outside! It's throwing it down, we might need to cancel the picnic.” 3.
Origin:Greek. Meaning:Flax, flaxen-haired. Linus is a Greek boy's name that means “flax” or “flaxen-haired.” In Greek mythology, Linus is the son of Apollo. A talented musician, he was killed by his father because he rivaled the Olympian god's own musical talents.
