'a snowball's chance in hell' definitions:

Definition of 'a snowball's chance in hell'

From: GCIDE
  • Snowball \Snow"ball`\, n.
  • 1. A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or anything resembling such a mass. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) The Guelder-rose. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) a shrub of the genus Viburnum, having large clusters of white flowers. [PJC]
  • Snowball bush or Snowball tree (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
  • a snowball's chance in hell, [Colloq.] no chance; an infinitesimal chance. [1913 Webster +PJC]