"first of never" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-first of never.ogg Forms: the first of never [canonical]
Etymology: Based on a day/month date, as in “first of February”. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=the first of never}} the first of never
  1. (idiomatic, slang) A nonexistent day; a day that will never come. Tags: idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Time Related terms: a cold day in Hell, snowball's chance in hell, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly Translations (a non-existent day): Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag [masculine] (German), Lá Philib an Chleite [masculine] (Irish), Lá Sheon Dic [masculine] (Irish), il giorno del mai [masculine] (Italian), il giorno di San Mai [masculine] (Italian), کالی جُمِعْرَات (kālī jumi'rāt) [feminine] (Urdu), Sul y pys [masculine] (Welsh)
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