freeze your butt off

Date: Apr 09 2009
Category: Slang

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I’m freezing my butt off for a good cause!”

- Jason on attending an extreme fund raiser in a very cold river.

2. Video - Watch the video before learning the definition.

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“I’m freezing my butt off for a good cause!”

- Jason on attending an extreme fund raiser in a very cold river.

Definition

to be really cold, so cold you can’t feel your butt

Use

Everyone knows that when you get really cold, you start to lose feeling in different parts of your body. First your fingers and toes get numb. Your ears and nose get cold too if they’re not covered. But your butt? That’s a pretty big part of your body. You have to be really cold for your butt to get numb. That’s why any time you’re really cold, you can say, “I’m freezing my butt off!”

But, let’s see…what could actually make you so cold you can’t feel your butt? What could cause you to really freeze your butt off? How about jumping into a freezing cold river in the winter?

Well, that’s what Jason did just to demonstrate the meaning of freeze your butt off, and to raise money for the Special Olympics. And he wasn’t alone. Hundreds of other people froze their butts off with him, raising thousands of dollars for the charity and creating our first edition of Extreme English, baby!

Examples

“I’ve been freezing my butt off in line for this movie for an hour. I hope it’s really good!”

“It’s snowing out there. You must be freezing your butt off. Come inside and get warm.”

Winners

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	be cold by blue_bear
	u r cold n ur butt is too! by vikiD
	feel really cold by silverwicce
	very cold by EmmaA
	to feel a cold temperature in the body by VOLTS
	SHEEVER AND COLD by Vivian83
	i think he feel cold maybe he by vinacaphe

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12:56 PM Apr 14 2009 \| Reply
eliem Dominican Republic	hi my name is eliem and live in dominican republic. I feel so glad to share with all people.

12:56 PM Apr 14 2009 | Reply

eliem

Dominican Republic

hi my name is eliem and live in dominican republic. I feel so glad to share with all people.

06:49 AM Apr 14 2009 \| Reply
salim-inelec Algeria	Helllllllo allll

06:49 AM Apr 14 2009 | Reply

salim-inelec

Algeria

Helllllllo allll

05:39 AM Apr 14 2009 \| Reply
.l mi Taiwan	Taiwan hot

05:39 AM Apr 14 2009 | Reply

.l mi

Taiwan

Taiwan hot

05:02 AM Apr 14 2009 \| Reply
amian Algeria	neither do i.I'm from algeria , it's not as hot as saudi arabia but in the summer it is very hot especially in august .Neverthless, the weather is changing due to many factors….

05:02 AM Apr 14 2009 | Reply

amian

Algeria

neither do i.I'm from algeria , it's not as hot as saudi arabia but in the summer it is very hot especially in august .Neverthless, the weather is changing due to many factors….

12:24 AM Apr 14 2009 \| Reply
Rufita Kazakhstan	hi everybody! i live in Kazakhstan and we always have cold winter. for exsample in February we had – 45 C, but i don't like this weather (((( I love summer hot and warm water in the river

12:24 AM Apr 14 2009 | Reply

Rufita

Kazakhstan

hi everybody! i live in Kazakhstan and we always have cold winter. for exsample in February we had – 45 C, but i don't like this weather (((( I love summer hot and warm water in the river

12:04 AM Apr 14 2009 \| Reply
amyshao China	english baby, i know nothing about it

12:04 AM Apr 14 2009 | Reply

amyshao

China

english baby, i know nothing about it

09:23 PM Apr 13 2009 \| Reply
VladimirR Russian Federation	I from Siberia and I know that is not cold. In the last winter we have – 51 C ( centigrade degree) – this is cold))) But we think that is not extreme because it is normal for us.

09:23 PM Apr 13 2009 | Reply

VladimirR

Russian Federation

I from Siberia and I know that is not cold. In the last winter we have – 51 C ( centigrade degree) – this is cold))) But we think that is not extreme because it is normal for us.

04:03 PM Apr 13 2009 \| Reply
aopalin Poland	regards from Poland

04:03 PM Apr 13 2009 | Reply

aopalin

Poland

regards from Poland

12:31 PM Apr 13 2009 \| Reply
Marcelolic Brazil	I love cold! although I live into a tropical country.I want to feel a really cold when I get to live in europe :)

12:31 PM Apr 13 2009 | Reply

Marcelolic

Brazil

I love cold! although I live into a tropical country.I want to feel a really cold when I get to live in europe :)

12:28 PM Apr 13 2009 \| Reply
Marcelolic Brazil	I never felt a really cold! But I will soon when I get to live in Europe ;) hehe

12:28 PM Apr 13 2009 | Reply

Marcelolic

Brazil

I never felt a really cold! But I will soon when I get to live in Europe ;) hehe

03:56 AM Apr 13 2009 \| Reply
meenam Pakistan	i could'nt understand properly

03:56 AM Apr 13 2009 | Reply

meenam

Pakistan

i could'nt understand properly

05:18 PM Apr 12 2009 \| Reply
NAJLA Saudi Arabia	I read about that phenomina many people around the world freeze thier butts off in a cold river,It is so healthy thank you Jason ,you freeze your butt off to teach us this slang

05:18 PM Apr 12 2009 | Reply

NAJLA

Saudi Arabia

I read about that phenomina many people around the world freeze thier butts off in a cold river,It is so healthy

thank you Jason ,you freeze your butt off to teach us this slang

06:53 PM Apr 11 2009 \| Reply
carlosbertholdi Brazil	"super-shrinkage", that's hilarious. 3° degrees Celsius is really cold, if I'd stay in a weather like that with just a T-shirt and a short, I would get a throat infection, let alone jumping in a freezing river. Jason and the guy holding a camera must be on dope to do that.

06:53 PM Apr 11 2009 | Reply

carlosbertholdi

Brazil

"super-shrinkage", that's hilarious.

3° degrees Celsius is really cold, if I'd stay in a weather like that with just a T-shirt and a short, I would get a throat infection, let alone jumping in a freezing river.

Jason and the guy holding a camera must be on dope to do that.

01:26 PM Apr 11 2009 \| Reply
likunaK Germany	There is such an expression in Russian,but I didn't expect to find it in English

01:26 PM Apr 11 2009 | Reply

likunaK

Germany

There is such an expression in Russian,but I didn't expect to find it in English

08:29 AM Apr 11 2009 \| Reply
harishvijay India	I can n't freeze butt off . Why becz iam Indian . Our's is not a cold country. I really enjoy the Video

08:29 AM Apr 11 2009 | Reply

harishvijay

India

I can n't freeze butt off . Why becz iam Indian . Our's is not a cold country. I really enjoy the Video

08:57 PM Apr 10 2009 \| Reply
pikipikipiki Thailand	I would say that English baby is very creative for finding a new way for us to learn in English. Two thumbs up!!

08:57 PM Apr 10 2009 | Reply

pikipikipiki

Thailand

I would say that English baby is very creative for finding a new way for us to learn in English. Two thumbs up!!

05:33 PM Apr 10 2009 \| Reply
tiagon85 Brazil	I never freezed my butt off. In Brazil the temperature is very hot.

05:33 PM Apr 10 2009 | Reply

tiagon85

Brazil

I never freezed my butt off. In Brazil the temperature is very hot.

05:16 PM Apr 10 2009 \| Reply
Melody Xu China	Right now I'm studying Spanish in Cuba and it's so hot here that I can hardly stand it .It seems that I can't get a chance to freeze my butt off until I go back to China.

05:16 PM Apr 10 2009 | Reply

Melody Xu

China

Right now I'm studying Spanish in Cuba and it's so hot here that I can hardly stand it .It seems that I can't get a chance to freeze my butt off until I go back to China.

06:25 AM Apr 10 2009 \| Reply
thanhhang Viet Nam	Wow now so hot in Vietnam, i wish I will have chance to feel freezing my butt off

06:25 AM Apr 10 2009 | Reply

thanhhang

Viet Nam

Wow now so hot in Vietnam, i wish I will have chance to feel freezing my butt off

01:36 AM Apr 10 2009 \| Reply
anhtruong Viet Nam	oh I think all someone enjoin play. in Vietnam

01:36 AM Apr 10 2009 | Reply

anhtruong

Viet Nam

oh I think all someone enjoin play. in Vietnam

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