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dog days

dog days


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. hottest period of summer: the hottest period of the summer, roughly between early July and early September in the northern hemisphere

2. lazy period: a lazy or inactive period of time

[Because in ancient times heralded by the simultaneous rising of the Dog Star and the Sun]
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