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bluenoses

bluenoses is the plural of bluenose.

Meaning of bluenose

Noun

bluenose (plural bluenoses)

  1. (informal) A prude.
  2. (derogatory) Used among Roman Catholics for a Protestant (specifically Puritan).
    Synonyms:
    Prod
  3. (slang) A native or inhabitant of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Nova Scotian
  4. (US, slang) A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.
    • That summer the Clipper detoured north on its way to Norway so that cadets could be initiated as bluenoses. She passed between the Shetland and Orkney islands on her way to cross the Arctic Circle at Greenwich.2005, Stephen J. Curley, Aggies By The Sea: Texas A & M University At Galveston, page 213
  5. (slang) A variety of potato from Nova Scotia, Canada.
  6. (slang) A follower of Everton Football Club.

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Questions about bluenoses

What is bluenoses the plural of?
Bluenoses is the plural of bluenose.

Words near bluenoses in the dictionary

  1. bluening
  2. bluenose
  3. bluenosed
  4. bluenoser
  5. bluenosers
  6. bluenoses
  7. bluens
  8. bluepill
  9. bluepilled
  10. bluepilling
  11. bluepills

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