Hughie
/ˈhjuːi
/noun Australian /NZ informal
An imaginary being held to be responsible for the weather: more rain next week please, Hughie!...
- May the Weather-god Hughie rain on our BBQs.
- Hughie, as you probably know, is the weather god, and this is a warning to those who go sailing: Beware of Hughie.
Phrases
send her (or it) down, Hughie
Origin
Early 20th century: diminutive of the given name Hugh. The phrase send her down, Hughie may have developed from the British variant send it down, David, which dates from the 1920s.