Undertoad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Undertoad is a noun meaning An underlying threat of disaster beneath the surface of everyday life.
Meaning
An underlying threat of disaster beneath the surface of everyday life.
More Meanings
- A mythical monster that lurks underwater to catch unwary swimmers; a personification of an undertow.
Example Sentences
Parents would warn the small children to stay out of the water or the "undertoads" might get them.
It was that undertoad what took old Bill's boy clean under the water and never brung him back up,” reminisced Will.
You're like Garp; you always imagine every terrible thing that could possibly happen. You see undertoads everywhere.
While attempting to plumb the intensity of my feelings about the “deep dark secrets,” known by absolutely everyone, I have been reminded of the “undertoad.”
Word Forms
- undertoads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include undercurrent, undersong, undertone, underfeel, submind, undermind.
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