English · Idiom Attested

mad as a cut snake

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Very irate, crazy with rage.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tuyệt đối tức giận, điên loạn với cơn giận

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Where it’s used: Used Australian English

I′m feeling slightly less furious than I was earlier, but I′m still about as mad as a cut snake.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Crazy; eccentric.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điên rồ; kỳ lạ

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Topics: Snakes

What does “mad as a cut snake” mean?

Very irate, crazy with rage.

Is “mad as a cut snake” formal or informal?

mad as a cut snake is generally colloquial.