cold as a well-digger's arse
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Meaning · English
Very cold.
Register: colloquial, humorous, vulgar
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “cold as a well-digger's arse” mean?
Very cold.
Is “cold as a well-digger's arse” formal or informal?
cold as a well-digger's arse is generally colloquial, humorous, vulgar.