Crossword clues for canuck
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Canuck \Ca*nuck"\, n.
A Canadian. [Slang]
A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1835, perhaps a cross between Canada and Chinook, the native people in the Columbia River region. In U.S., often but not always derogatory. As an adjective from 1853.
Wikipedia
"Canuck" is a slang term for a Canadian. The origins of the word are uncertain. The term "Kanuck" is first recorded in 1835 as an Americanism (American term), originally referring to a Dutch Canadian or French Canadian. By the 1850s the spelling with a ""C" became predominant. Today, Canadians and other countries use, "Canuck" as a term for any Canadian." Although its etymology is unclear,. possible origins include:
- kanata "village" (See Name of Canada)
- Canada + -uc ( Algonquian noun suffix)
- Genna, an obscure term for Irish-French-Canadians.
Canuck may refer to the following:
- Canuck, a slang term meaning Canadian
- Vancouver Canucks, a professional ice hockey team
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL), were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League
- Canuck, Saskatchewan, a ghost town in Canada
- Canuck letter, a forged letter published in 1972
- Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, was a Canadian jet interceptor/fighter serving during the Cold War
- Johnny Canuck, was a Canadian cartoon hero and superhero
- Captain Canuck, is a Canadian comic book superhero
- Canuck was the name of a young orca born to Sissy that was captured less than a year old. He lived in SeaWorld San Diego
Usage examples of "canuck".
Muttering in the Canuck patois of northern New England, he pulled his little audiospectrograph from its waterproof pouch with fingers that trembled from excitement and hit the record pad.
Mentioning exotic bafflers like Canuck, poesy like Rocky Road, speaking of metal Squadrons, Luftmorders, and a fellow named Roger, the radios had become a great source of fun to the Supras.
The Remillards are members of that New England ethnic group, descended from French-Canadians, who are variously called Franco-American, Canado-AmIricaine, or more simply Canuck.
Major Finley said, "I've heard you spend your time getting Canucks off the hook.
Nigger, panface, Paddy, Limey, Nazi, raisinhead, burrboy, hooknose, greaseball, Frog, coon, Canuck, slant, jungle bunny, spear chucker.
And we’ll have a hell of a lot more of them than the limeys and Canucks will have Pups.
He made a hell of a handsome man, and the Canucks and limeys hadn’t managed to kill him yet.