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Newfie joke

Newfie joke noun: a brief, humorous, often ridiculous story, the tone of which may range from playful to deeply offensive, which depicts Newfoundlanders as rustic, unsophisticated, or lacking in intelligence.

Noun

Newfie joke (plural Newfie jokes)

  1. (Canada, informal) A brief, humorous, often ridiculous story, the tone of which may range from playful to deeply offensive, which depicts Newfoundlanders as rustic, unsophisticated, or lacking in intelligence.
    • Gerald Thomas, one of the finest folklore scholars in Canada today, contributed a Newfie joke collection.1979, R. S. Tallman, "Canadian Folklore" (review of Folklore of Canada by Edith Fowke, McClelland & Stewart, 1976), The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 92, no. 364, p. 231

Forms of Newfie joke

pluralNewfie jokes

Questions about Newfie joke

What does Newfie joke mean?
Newfie joke means a brief, humorous, often ridiculous story, the tone of which may range from playful to deeply offensive, which depicts Newfoundlanders as rustic, unsophisticated, or lacking in intelligence.
What part of speech is Newfie joke?
Newfie joke is a noun.
What is the plural of Newfie joke?
The plural of Newfie joke is Newfie jokes.

Words near Newfie joke in the dictionary

  1. newfanglists
  2. newfangly
  3. newfashion
  4. newfashioned
  5. Newfie
  6. Newfie joke
  7. Newfie jokes
  8. newfiedoodle
  9. newfiedoodles
  10. Newfield
  11. newfiepoo

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