Newfien.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːfi/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)ufi/, Canadian English

/ˈn(j)uːfi/

Forms: 1900s– Newfie, 1900s– Newfy, 1900s– Newphie. Also (occasionally) with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly from a proper name, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proper name Newfoundland , -y suffix⁶; Newfoundlander n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: Partly < Newf- (in the name of Newfoundland: see Newfoundland n.) + -y suffix⁶, and partly < Newf- (in Newfoundlander n.) + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial (chiefly Canadian).

1. Newfoundland.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > Canada > parts of

north-west1682

down east1817

Atlantic provinces1855

prairie province1873

prairie provinces1878

mainland1901

maritimes1926

Palliser triangle1934

Newfie1942

sand-hill1949

Near North1952

1872 C. L. Brightwell Georgie's Present 10 It [sc. a Newfoundland dog] shall be called Newfy, because its mother came from Newfoundland.]

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §49/4 Newfie, New Foundland [sic].

1945 W. H. Pugsley Saints, Sinners & Ordinary Seamen 81 This certainly is a change after those winters off Sydney and Newfie.

1991 Newfoundland Lifestyle Aug. 4/1 I think subscribing to your magazine will help to keep these memories warm as well as keep my family and I up to date with the goings-on in ‘Newfie’.

2. A Newfoundlander. Sometimes depreciative.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] > parts of

Newfoundlander1611

mountainer1625

Acadian1705

Quebecker1775

bluenose1785

Labradorian1818

Nova Scotian1829

British Columbian1859

Québécois1862

Bluenoser1863

Torontonian1875

Montrealer1877

Winnipegger1882

Ontarian1883

novy1897

Yukonerc1898

herring choker1899

Maritimer1931

Newfie1942

Newfier1942

Spud Islander1957

Newf1958

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §385/5 Newfie, Newfier, a Newfoundlander.

1945 Toronto Daily Star 24 Dec. 11/3 (headline) Newfies to drive right way.

1958 In Flight (Montreal) Summer 8/1 Cod fishing has..long been synonymous with Newfoundland, but today the canny ‘Newfies’ are no longer putting all their economic eggs in one basket.

1971 S. E. Morison European Discov. Amer.: Northern Voy. vi. 180 The rocky surface of eastern Newfoundland is full of small depressions..; swarms of mosquitoes breed therein and make life miserable for all but most hardened ‘Newfies’.

1997 C. Shields Larry's Party iii. 59 His dad tells a joke he heard at the plant, a long story about a Newfie visiting Quebec and trying to buy some cod liver oil from a Frenchie.

3. A Newfoundland dog; = Newf n. 2.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > Newfoundland

Newfoundland dog1766

Newfoundlander1779

Newfoundland1827

Landseer Newfoundland1877

Newfie1961

Newf1977

1872 C. L. Brightwell Georgie's Present 10 It [sc. a Newfoundland dog] shall be called Newfy, because its mother came from Newfoundland.]

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Newfie.

1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 17 May 17 Sadly, 11 is quite old. By this age, most Newfies have the start of a variety of degenerative, aging diseases.

1998 Bangor (Maine) Daily News (Nexis) 6 Aug. I remembered our newfies. When we went skiing, it was too expensive to board two dogs in a kennel, so I locked them in the bathroom.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

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1945 Toronto Daily Star 15 May 6/5 I am sure that practically every navy man who returns from Newfoundland can look back with gratitude..to at least one ‘Newfie’ family.

1963 R. I. McDavid & D. W. Maurer Mencken's Amer. Lang. (new ed.) 166 Colonial days, when rum was actually the chief tipple of American dipsomaniacs... It still is in Newfoundland, where screech or Newfie screech designates the cheapest grade.

1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 24 June 10/4 It was Newfie entertainment at its best.

1991 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 24 May i. 9 Seal flipper pie, the Newfy specialty.

C2.

Newfie joke n. a joke told against Newfoundlanders, esp. by mainland Canadians.

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1969 M. McLuhan Let. 14 Apr. (1987) 367 There are now floods of bilingual jokes, as well as Newfie jokes.

1991 G. Brown & G. Yule Discourse Analysis 82 Little Richard came home from his Toronto school with his Newfie jokes, the content of which..was identical to Irish jokes which my son comes home with from Edinburgh schools.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	newfie
释义	Newfien. Brit. /ˈnjuːfi/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ufi/, Canadian English /ˈn(j)uːfi/ Forms: 1900s– Newfie, 1900s– Newfy, 1900s– Newphie. Also (occasionally) with lower-case initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly from a proper name, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proper name Newfoundland , -y suffix⁶; Newfoundlander n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: Partly < Newf- (in the name of Newfoundland: see Newfoundland n.) + -y suffix⁶, and partly < Newf- (in Newfoundlander n.) + -y suffix⁶. colloquial (chiefly Canadian). 1. Newfoundland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > Canada > parts of north-west1682 down east1817 Atlantic provinces1855 prairie province1873 prairie provinces1878 mainland1901 maritimes1926 Palliser triangle1934 Newfie1942 sand-hill1949 Near North1952 1872 C. L. Brightwell Georgie's Present 10 It [sc. a Newfoundland dog] shall be called Newfy, because its mother came from Newfoundland.] 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §49/4 Newfie, New Foundland [sic]. 1945 W. H. Pugsley Saints, Sinners & Ordinary Seamen 81 This certainly is a change after those winters off Sydney and Newfie. 1991 Newfoundland Lifestyle Aug. 4/1 I think subscribing to your magazine will help to keep these memories warm as well as keep my family and I up to date with the goings-on in ‘Newfie’. 2. A Newfoundlander. Sometimes depreciative. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] > parts of Newfoundlander1611 mountainer1625 Acadian1705 Quebecker1775 bluenose1785 Labradorian1818 Nova Scotian1829 British Columbian1859 Québécois1862 Bluenoser1863 Torontonian1875 Montrealer1877 Winnipegger1882 Ontarian1883 novy1897 Yukonerc1898 herring choker1899 Maritimer1931 Newfie1942 Newfier1942 Spud Islander1957 Newf1958 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §385/5 Newfie, Newfier, a Newfoundlander. 1945 Toronto Daily Star 24 Dec. 11/3 (headline) Newfies to drive right way. 1958 In Flight (Montreal) Summer 8/1 Cod fishing has..long been synonymous with Newfoundland, but today the canny ‘Newfies’ are no longer putting all their economic eggs in one basket. 1971 S. E. Morison European Discov. Amer.: Northern Voy. vi. 180 The rocky surface of eastern Newfoundland is full of small depressions..; swarms of mosquitoes breed therein and make life miserable for all but most hardened ‘Newfies’. 1997 C. Shields Larry's Party iii. 59 His dad tells a joke he heard at the plant, a long story about a Newfie visiting Quebec and trying to buy some cod liver oil from a Frenchie. 3. A Newfoundland dog; = Newf n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > Newfoundland Newfoundland dog1766 Newfoundlander1779 Newfoundland1827 Landseer Newfoundland1877 Newfie1961 Newf1977 1872 C. L. Brightwell Georgie's Present 10 It [sc. a Newfoundland dog] shall be called Newfy, because its mother came from Newfoundland.] 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Newfie. 1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 17 May 17 Sadly, 11 is quite old. By this age, most Newfies have the start of a variety of degenerative, aging diseases. 1998 Bangor (Maine) Daily News (Nexis) 6 Aug. I remembered our newfies. When we went skiing, it was too expensive to board two dogs in a kennel, so I locked them in the bathroom. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1945 Toronto Daily Star 15 May 6/5 I am sure that practically every navy man who returns from Newfoundland can look back with gratitude..to at least one ‘Newfie’ family. 1963 R. I. McDavid & D. W. Maurer Mencken's Amer. Lang. (new ed.) 166 Colonial days, when rum was actually the chief tipple of American dipsomaniacs... It still is in Newfoundland, where screech or Newfie screech designates the cheapest grade. 1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 24 June 10/4 It was Newfie entertainment at its best. 1991 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 24 May i. 9 Seal flipper pie, the Newfy specialty. C2. Newfie joke n. a joke told against Newfoundlanders, esp. by mainland Canadians. ΚΠ 1969 M. McLuhan Let. 14 Apr. (1987) 367 There are now floods of bilingual jokes, as well as Newfie jokes. 1991 G. Brown & G. Yule Discourse Analysis 82 Little Richard came home from his Toronto school with his Newfie jokes, the content of which..was identical to Irish jokes which my son comes home with from Edinburgh schools. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942
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