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bluenose

[ bloo-nohz ]
/ ˈbluˌnoʊz /
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noun
a puritanical person; prude.
(initial capital letter)Also Blue Nose .Canadian. an inhabitant of the Maritime Provinces, especially of Nova Scotia.
Nautical Slang.
  1. a sailing vessel of Nova Scotia.
  2. a seaman on such a vessel.
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Origin of bluenose

First recorded in 1780–85 (def. 2, 3); 1925–30, an Americanism for (def. 1); blue + nose; (def. 1) cf. blue law, etc.;(def. 2, 3) originally a derisive name for someone living in Nova Scotia before the Loyalists arrived; further etymology uncertain

Words nearby bluenose

blue murder, blue myrtle, blueness, Blue Nile, blue norther, bluenose, blue note, blue-on-blue, blue-pencil, blue peter, blue phlox
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Words related to bluenose

demure, correct, spruce, stickling, tidy, uncluttered, ceremonial, ceremonious, choosy, cleanly, conventional, dapper, decorous, fastidious, formal, genteel, good, goody-goody, nice, nit-picking

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British Dictionary definitions for bluenose

bluenose
/ (ˈbluːˌnəʊz) /
noun
US slang a puritanical or prudish person
(often capital) informal a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia
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