poxy weather
- noun
- UK
:
mal tiempo
- After a week of poxy weather, everyone was desperate to see some sunshine.
Examples
-
The poxy weather ruined our plans for a picnic in the park.
-
I hate having to walk the dog in this poxy weather.
-
It's such poxy weather today!
-
I hate this poxy weather in November.
-
After a week of poxy weather, everyone was desperate to see some sunshine.
-
I hate having to walk the dog in this poxy weather.
-
The poxy weather ruined our plans for a picnic in the park.
Synonyms
46
1.0
Weather that makes being outside unpleasant, often with rain or strong wind
Cold, wet weather that feels unpleasant outside
A dull, wet day with mud and cloudy sky
Antonyms
How Unpleasant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'poxy' (poor/rotten quality) combined with the noun 'weather' yields the straightforward meaning 'poor or unpleasant weather'; the sense is compositionally derived from the constituents. The adjective+noun pattern and the mapping from 'poor quality' to 'miserable/dreary conditions' is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would grasp the phrase.
Etymology
The phrase poxy weather may come from pox, an old word for a nasty skin disease, so poxy came to mean 'rotten' or 'worthless'. So, when people say poxy weather, they mean 'unpleasant or miserable' weather.