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Newf

[ noof, nyoof ]
/ nuf, nyuf /
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noun Chiefly Canadian Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.
Newfie (def. 1).
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Origin of Newf

By shortening

Other definitions for Newf (2 of 2)

Newf.
abbreviation
Newfoundland.
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How to use Newf in a sentence

  • Sammy Scull could go nowhere in Newf'un'land an' escape the shadow an' shame o' that rope.

    Harbor Tales Down North|Norman Duncan
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