Winnipegn.
/ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈwɪnəˌpɛɡ/ Winnipeg couch n. a couch convertible into a double bed.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling > sofa-bed or chair-bed
settee-bed1769
chair-bed1805
sofa-bed1805
sofa-bedstead1833
put-you-up1924
bed-settee1933
Knole sofa1942
Winnipeg couch1954
sleeper1973
1954 S. M. Russell Living Earth 233 He sat on the Winnipeg couch that stood at one end of the room.
1962 J. Onslow Bowler-hatted Cowboy viii. 74 Beneath an old army blanket I drowsed to sleep on my Winnipeg couch.
1973 B. Broadfoot Ten Lost Years xiii. 153 A couch, one of those Winnipeg couch things in the living room.
Derivatives
ˈWinnipegger n. a native or inhabitant of Winnipeg.
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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
1882 G. M. Grant Picturesque Canada I. 288 Winnipeggers..never make comparisons with any city smaller than Chicago.
1936 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 4) x. 549 Richmonder, Winnipegger, Montrealer, Lynner.
1971 J. H. Gray Red Lights on Prairies ii. 27 They watched Winnipeggers frantically planting trees all over the place.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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