Talk:devil's beating his wife

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

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)