Origins of the termonology Cold Snap

[deadheadskier]

I was thinking about this last night and tonight while outside. Certainly not the first time I've noticed it, but on nights like last and tonight when it's super cold; all you hear outside are branches snapping in the quiet of the night.

Probably where the term comes from eh?

 

[deadheadskier]

okay dhs, step away from the pipe :lol:

 

[Smellytele]

I think it has something to do with peeing outside and something else snapping off.

 

[Marc]

Actually, one of the definitions in Merriam Webster for "snap" is "a sudden spell of weather <a cold snap>"... I always imagined the origin was because it's associated with a quick or abrupt onset.

 

[Grassi21]

okay dhs, step away from the pipe :lol:

don't step away, invite some of your AZ brethren for support. ;-)