Usually means: Intense, heavy, short-duration rainfall.
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▸ noun:  (US, informal, Southern US, Midwestern US, Western US) An intense, but usually short-lived, rainstorm.

Similar:
gully washer, gully-washer, gully sucker, gully-raker, gutter, gulch, guttersnipe, gutter dog, gutter mouth, gutterblood, more...

Opposite:
drought, dry spell, aridity

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Similar:
gully washer, gully-washer, gully sucker, gully-raker, gutter, gulch, guttersnipe, gutter dog, gutter mouth, gutterblood, more...

Opposite:
drought, dry spell, aridity



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