canuck

canuck
Canadian Slang
(when not said by Canadians) can be derogatory. They apply the term to themselves and each other as a term of endearment. But you shouldn't use the term unless you are Canadian.
A slang term for "Canadian" in the U.S. and Canada. It sometimes means "French Canadian" in particular, especially when used in the Northeast of the United States and in Canada. Adopted as the name of the National Hockey League team in Vancouver. Sometimes jokingly pronounced can-OOK (not used this way for the hockey team, aka "the Nucks").

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  • Canuck — is a slang term for Canadians.HistoryThe term was coined in the 19th century, although its etymology is unclear. Possibilities include: * kanata [ Random House Dictionary] village (See Name of Canada) * Can ada + uc (Algonquian noun suffix) *… …   Wikipedia

  • Canuck — Ca*nuck , n. 1. A Canadian. [Slang] [1913 Webster] 2. A small or medium sized hardy horse, common in Canada. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canuck — 1835, perhaps a cross between CANADA (Cf. Canada) and CHINOOK (Cf. Chinook), the native people in the Columbia River region. In U.S., often derogatory …   Etymology dictionary

  • Canuck — ☆ Canuck [kə nuk′ ] Informal n. [earlier Kanuck, apparently < Haw kanaka, man] a Canadian; sometimes, specif., a French Canadian adj. Canadian; sometimes, specif., French Canadian: Sometimes a disparaging term …   English World dictionary

  • Canuck — 1. noun /kəˈnʌk/ a) A Canadian. We saw a few partridges: we also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him, who called to us ‘Come boys and have some grog, Im what you call a canuck:’ a (Canadian). b) A Canadian,… …   Wiktionary

  • Canuck — a Canadian, a citizen of Canada, Johnny Canuck    When we visited Montana, a clerk called us Canucks …   English idioms

  • Canuck Inn and Suites — (Ниагара Фолс,Канада) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 5334 Kitchener Stre …   Каталог отелей

  • Canuck Letter — The Canuck Letter (lettre des Canucks) est une fausse lettre à l’attention de l’éditeur du Manchester Union Leader, journal régional du New Hampshire, publiée le 24 février 1972, deux semaines avant l élection primaire démocrate dans cet État, au …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Canuck Letter — The Canuck Letter was a forged letter to the editor of the Manchester Union Leader , published February 24 1972, two weeks before the New Hampshire primary of the 1972 United States presidential election. It implied that Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Canuck, Saskatchewan — Infobox Settlement official name = Hamlet of Canuck other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Hamlet motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Canuck — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1835 a Canadian and especially a French Canadian …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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