I just call it raining. There doesn’t need to be a certain term for everything ever, we’re not German lol
I’m from the Deep South. You couldn’t tell by my accent. I moved away for college and lived overseas and on both coasts. I didn’t know what a “sun shower” was until I was in my mid/late twenties and said “the devil is beating his wife” in front of my friends. That’s the only term for it I had ever heard up to that point.
Are you me? This is very similar to my story regarding this phrase. I have just heard the phrase associated with the situation. Not that rain falling while the sun is out is CALLED the devil is beating his wife. Rather, it’s just the indicator somehow.
Yes, that is why it happens
Devil beating his wife sounds deep south as fuck…
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You keep that devilry to yourself
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This is a terrific example of where a choropleth (Ideally by county) would have been much more effective than a heat map.
Funny, but we use the same thing about the Devil beating his wife in Romania as well. At least in Transylvania we do. It’s surprising to see this being used in the US as well. I wonder where it originated from.
Apparently the first time this was used was in France 1703. More info here: https://www.theidioms.com/the-devil-is-beating-his-wife/
That’s interesting… because those green areas are all old French settlements.
I believe it’s a Golden Shower
Professor: And Josh what is your thesis about?
Josh: Urrmmmm ahh umm What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
Professor: Josh youre studying statistics.
Josh: Yeah, naw Im going to graph it.
Grew up in Georgia. My mom would refer to it as the devil beating his wife. She got it from her mom who presumably got it from her parents. I have no idea why that expression, never got an answer for that.
What is this “rain” you speak of.
Hello southwest
green, I dont live anywhere near that area tho, i just remember someone talking about it online when i was young and it stuck with me
Theodd1sout maybe?
Monkey’s wedding.
In South Africa I remember growing up thinking it was called a monkeys wedding.
I’m going with “rainshine” but maybe thats just me
Heard it called fox-rain.
