scorcher
2017.05.24
Meaning:
A ‘scorcher’ is just a ‘very, very hot day’. The verb ‘to scorch’ means ‘to burn the surface of something’. So ‘scorcher’ suggests weather that is so hot it is burning you; it has a negative nuance.
Example:
A: I’m dying! This weather is unbelievable.
B: Yeah, it’s a scorcher. Let’s go somewhere air-conditioned.
A: Wow, yesterday was a real scorcher, wasn’t it?
B: Yes, it was crazy. 40 degrees! My dog was so miserable that I shaved his fur off.
A: Did he feel better after that?
B: Yes. But he still sat in the kiddie’s pool all day
Talking Point(s):
Is it a scorcher today?
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