Definition

1. Noun:
   • A heavy, thick, yellow fog: "Pea-souper" is a colloquial term for a very dense, yellowish fog, historically common in industrial cities due to air pollution.

Usage

• The word "pea-souper" is used as a countable noun to describe a specific instance or type of fog. It is informal and often evokes a historical or particularly severe weather condition.
• Example: "The city was enveloped in a pea-souper that reduced visibility to just a few meters."

Examples

• Noun:
  • Driving was impossible during the pea-souper.
  • Old London was famous for its thick pea-soupers.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used metaphorically to describe any situation that is confusing, opaque, or where clarity is lost.
  • The technical report was a complete pea-souper; I couldn't understand a word of it.

Variants and Related Words

• Pea soup (noun): Can be used interchangeably with "pea-souper" to mean a thick yellow fog.
  • The valley was filled with pea soup this morning.
• Pea-soup (adjective): Used to describe something resembling such a fog, especially in color or density.
  • They painted the room a pea-soup green.

Synonyms

• Fog: A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere.
• Smog: Fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants.
• Murk: Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see.

Related Idioms

• Like pea soup: Used to emphasize that a fog is extremely thick and impenetrable.
  • The mist off the coast was like pea soup.

Noun

1. a heavy thick yellow fog