| 释义 |
Scandihoovian, n. (and a.) slang (chiefly N. Amer.).|ˌskændɪˈhuːvɪən|
Also -huvian.
Arbitrary jocular alteration of Scandinavian n. Also as adj.
1929F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 117 Scandihoovian, any Scandinavian; used as an alternative to Scandiwegan or Scowegian, but generally in mild contempt. 1966Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. 1964 xlii. 39 Applied to all Scandinavians..were scoop, Scandihuvian, and Scandie. 1968Amer. Speech XLIII. 303 There's plenty of color in his [sc. the logger's] language too... His ‘snuff’ is Scandihoovian dynamite. 1973B. Broadfoot Ten Lost Years xi. 120 Salt cod! Ugh! Even a Scandihoovian couldn't take that. |