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baywop

baywop noun: a rural Newfoundlander.

Noun

baywop (plural baywops)

  1. (Newfoundland, derogatory, slang) A rural Newfoundlander.
    • Furthermore, there was the important distinction on the island between townies and baymen, or baywops.1987, Nigel Rapport, Talking Violence, page 16
    • How Memorial has changed since then! Back then, the townies may have owned the very few cars that were on the go, may have dominated the best tables in the cafe and certainly didn't need coaching in putting the baywops in their preordained place, […]1992, Cabot Martin, No Fish and Our Lives: Some Survival Notes for Newfoundland

Forms of baywop

pluralbaywops

Origin of baywop

From bay + wop.

Questions about baywop

What does baywop mean?
Baywop means a rural Newfoundlander.
What part of speech is baywop?
Baywop is a noun.
What is the plural of baywop?
The plural of baywop is baywops.

Words near baywop in the dictionary

  1. Bayview
  2. Bayville
  3. baywing
  4. baywings
  5. baywood
  6. baywop
  7. baywops
  8. bayze
  9. bayzes
  10. Bayán
  11. Bayánic

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