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Quebec French profanity. Mailbox sign using French-Canadian profanity. The English (approximate) translation is "No fucking admail ". Tabarnak is the strongest form of that sacre, derived from tabernacle (where the Eucharist is stored, in Roman Catholicism ). Quebec French profanities, [ 1] known as sacres (singular: sacre; French: sacrer, "to ...
An editorial cartoon, c. 1910, portraying Johnny Canuck. Canuck / k ə ˈ n ʌ k / is a slang term for a Canadian.While there are some sources that claim the origins of the word are uncertain, [1] or related to the Iroquoian word for village (kanata), the term comes from the influx of Kanaka Maoli to what would become British Columbia. [2]
Hoser or hose-head is a slang term originating in Canada that is used to reference or imitate Canadians. [1]The term "hoser" is a comedic label given to someone that gained popularity and notoriety from the comedic skits by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (playing the characters of Bob and Doug McKenzie) in SCTV's "The Great White North" segments. [2]
Multicultural Toronto English ( MTE) is a multi-ethnic dialect of Canadian English used in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), particularly among young non-white working-class speakers. [ 1][ 2][ 3] First studied in linguistics research of the late 2010s and early 2020s, [ 4][ 5][ 6] the dialect is popularly recognized by its phonology and lexicon ...
Slang words used widely in Canada. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. N. Native American slang (3 P) Pages in category "Canadian slang"
Canadian slang term for members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Kollegen mat den Rallysträifen Luxembourgish, literally "colleagues / fellows with the rally stripes". A reference to police officers with their police cars, which in Luxembourg have three stripes on the bonnet and on each side, representing the national colours (red, white ...
List of religious slurs. The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous ...
"Mid" is a slang word for anything that's ... blah. Meh. Eh. According to Bark.us, a company that decodes teen slang, "mid" is "a term used to describe something that is average, not particularly ...