English · Idiom Historical

angel visits

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Delightful intercourse of short duration and rare occurrence.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự giao tiếp ngắn gọn và hiếm hoi

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Gods & heaven Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “angel visits” mean?

Delightful intercourse of short duration and rare occurrence.

Is “angel visits” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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