pea-souper

American  

[pee-soo-per] / ˈpiˈsu pər /

noun

1. Chiefly British Informal. pea soup.

2. Canadian Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a French Canadian.

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Etymology

Origin of pea-souper

First recorded in 1885–90; pea soup + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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pea-souper

The worst in recent memory was London's "pea-souper" of December 1952, which contributed to the deaths of an estimated 4,000 people.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2018

But China offers a vision of environmental degradation far in excess of the pea-souper fogs of 1950s London or Manchester.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2017

But it was not until the 1830s, when the city’s population exceeded 2m, that London fog became the famous sulphurous pea-souper.

From Economist ● Nov. 5, 2015

Vocalist Biff kicks you while you're down, his voice carrying like a foghorn in a pea-souper and capable of shattering bulletproof glass at 60 paces.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2013

She left Tilbury in a light haze, which first thickened into a pale-colored fog, and then, aided by the smoke from the tall chimneys, to a regular "pea-souper."

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