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    What is scorcher?

    Scorcher: the sun has stopped being polite.

    A very hot day, usually sunny.

    Get roasted by your own forecastFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.

    “Weekend’s going to be a scorcher.”

    More about scorcher

    Scorcher is newspaper and everyday slang, mostly British. It is what a hot, sunny day is called when everyone notices it.

    What I think of scorcher

    • Scorcher: the sun has stopped being polite.
    • A scorcher is a day the sun treats as a performance review.
    • Scorcher weather: everyone outside, nobody comfortable.

    Words people compare it with

    • Sweltering: Uncomfortably hot, the kind of heat that makes everything sticky and slow.
    • Balmy: Pleasantly warm and gentle, the kind of evening that is warm without being hot.
    • Sultry: Hot and humid, heavy, close air on a summer day or night.
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