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angryphone

UK/ˈæŋ.ɡɹiˌfəʊn/US/ˈæŋ.ɡɹiˌfoʊn/

angryphone noun: an English-speaking resident of Quebec who demonstrates systematic anger or aggression towards the French language or against the actions of Quebecois nationalists, or who is a peevish complainer.

Noun

angryphone (plural angryphones)

  1. (Canada, informal) An English-speaking resident of Quebec who demonstrates systematic anger or aggression towards the French language or against the actions of Quebecois nationalists, or who is a peevish complainer.
    • Such sayings run counter to a certain character who loiters in the Montreal imaginary of stereotypes: the whining 'angryphone,' the anglophone Montrealer ever dissatisfied with his or her lot in Quebec.2000, Martha Radice, Feeling Comfortable? The Urban Experience of Anglo-Montrealers, page 88

Forms of angryphone

pluralangryphones

Origin of angryphone

Blend of angry + anglophone.

Questions about angryphone

What does angryphone mean?
Angryphone means an English-speaking resident of Quebec who demonstrates systematic anger or aggression towards the French language or against the actions of Quebecois nationalists, or who is a peevish complainer.
What part of speech is angryphone?
Angryphone is a noun.
How do you pronounce angryphone?
Angryphone is pronounced /ˈæŋ.ɡɹiˌfəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of angryphone?
The plural of angryphone is angryphones.

Words near angryphone in the dictionary

  1. angry-like
  2. angryable
  3. angrying
  4. angryish
  5. angryness
  6. angryphone
  7. angryphones
  8. ANGs
  9. angsana
  10. angsanas
  11. angst

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