Talk:devil's beating his wife

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Full phrase "the devil's beating his wife with a frying pan."

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The frying pan is assumed to be cast iron, assuredly the most harmful option. More colloquial than literary, it's rarely written. Very common in Mississippi, Louisiana. Here is one citation: https://folkwaysnowadays.com/the-devils-beating-his-wife/ Desmond Dahm (talk) 12:35, 14 January 2023 (UTC)Reply