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loose woman (dated slang); the N. American bird Chipping sparrow: chum: friend (sometimes sarcastic) (n.) waste products from fish processing (heads, tails, blood etc.) often used for shark fishing (v.) to spread fish entrails etc. in the hope of luring sharks. "We chummed the water all morning, but never spotted any dorsal fins."
British and American terms also can coexist in Canadian English to various extents, sometimes with new nuances in meaning; a classic example is holiday (British) often used interchangeably with vacation (American), though, in Canadian speech, the latter can more narrowly mean a trip elsewhere and the former can mean general time off work. In ...
Canuck (/ k ə ˈ n ʌ k / kə-NUK) is a slang term for a Canadian, though its semantic nuances are manifold. [1] A variety of theories have been postulated for the etymological origins of the term. [2] The term Kanuck is first recorded in 1835 as an Americanism, originally referring to Dutch Canadians (which included German Canadians) or ...
a slang term meaning sexually aroused (American horny) * a male or female given name or nickname deriving from the names Randall, Randolph, or Miranda range: a line, collection, etc. of products or merchandise, as in top of the range (US: top of the line) a type of kitchen stove like that featured on the TV programme The 1900 House
North American English encompasses the English language as spoken in both the United States and Canada.Because of their related histories and cultures, [2] plus the similarities between the pronunciations (accents), vocabulary, and grammar of U.S. English and Canadian English, linguists often group the two together.
Canadian bacon Back bacon (bacon made from center-cut boneless pork loin). Also ham, usually pressed and sliced like bacon. [147] [148] [149] candy apple, candied apple toffee apple [150] [151] canola a type of rapeseed that produces an edible oil (originally a trademark, of Canadian origin (from Canada and oleum 'oil')) [152] [153] careen
The majority of them are seemingly common slang terms that, to an American, sound completely nonsensical at first. The first term Wuerfel shared: “slip, slap, slop”. The term comes from a long ...
Native American slang (3 P) Pages in category "Canadian slang" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.