blizzard

blizzard
noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1870 1. a long severe snowstorm 2. an intensely strong cold wind filled with fine snow 3. an overwhelming rush or deluge <
a blizzard of mail around the holidays
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blizzardy also blizzardly adjective

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