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Englisha monkey's wedding
Meaning: A sunshower, when rain falls while the sun shines.
Example: “Grab the washing; it's a monkey's wedding out there.”
Origin: South African English, often linked to the Portuguese "casamento de macaco"; many languages have a wedding-of-animals name for the sunshower.
Equivalents in other languages
Afrikaans: Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou Literally: Jackal marries wolf's wife
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