pea-souper

[ pee-soo-per ]

/ ˈpiˈsu pər /

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noun

Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def. 2).

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

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Origin of pea-souper

First recorded in 1885–90; pea soup + -er¹

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How to use pea-souper in a sentence

I could tell you some chump-chilling tales about life on the box in a London peasouper.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, 16th November, 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pea-souper

peasouper

/ (ˌpiːˈsuːpə) /

noun

informal, mainly British dense dirty yellowish fog

Canadian a disparaging name for a French Canadian

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