单词 | bluenoser |
释义 | Bluenosern. colloquial (chiefly Canadian). A native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia or (occasionally) New Brunswick. Cf. bluenose n. 1a. 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 1863 A. L. Spedon Rambles iii. 35 I also felt a sort of quivering curiosity to see a New Brunswick ‘Blue Noser’. 1908 J. H. Williams in Independent 20 Aug. 409/2 The second mate..was a tall, lanky, loose-jointed, squint-eyed ‘Bluenoser’ from the wilds of Nova Scotia. 1992 Canad. Dimension July 37/2 Of the books that Bluenosers and their Atlantic region comrades are reading, 15.9 per cent are Canadian. 2012 Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada 24 Many find July and August to be the ideal months here, but..come prepared: you'll soon understand why Bluenosers say, ‘If you don't like the weather, wait a minute.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1863 |
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