popcorn storm
n.— «The storm was just a popcorn storm (pops up then leaves) so i go back to my field.» —“Stuck in a rut…“ by Beth Miller in Minnesota The life of an ole July 16, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
To joner means to “bring bad luck to” or “jinx.” This term is a corruption of the name Jonah, the biblical figure who initially resisted a divine command. His presence on board a ship supposedly caused a great storm at sea...
She sells seashells by the seashore. Who is the she in this tongue twister? Some claim it’s the young Mary Anning, who went on to become a famous 19th-century British paleontologist. Dubious perhaps, but the story of her rise from seaside...