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Newfoundland speed bump

Newfoundland speed bump noun: a moose, especially one which is in a roadway.

Noun

Newfoundland speed bump (plural Newfoundland speed bumps)

  1. (Canada, humorous) A moose, especially one which is in a roadway.
    • [W]e bought a widely sold poster with the caption "Newfoundland Speed Bump" above the photograph of an ornately antlered bull moose halting traffic.1992 August 16, Jack Schnedler, “On the Edge in Newfoundland”, in Chicago Sun-Times, page 1
    • He pitched his first freelance feature to Canadian Geographic . . . a cover story about the province's plaguelike overpopulation of moose, also known as Newfoundland speed bumps.2009, Eric Harris, “Editor's notebook: To the Tablelands,”, in Canadian Geographic, volume 129, number 5, page 9

Forms of Newfoundland speed bump

pluralNewfoundland speed bumps

Questions about Newfoundland speed bump

What does Newfoundland speed bump mean?
Newfoundland speed bump means a moose, especially one which is in a roadway.
What part of speech is Newfoundland speed bump?
Newfoundland speed bump is a noun.
What is the plural of Newfoundland speed bump?
The plural of Newfoundland speed bump is Newfoundland speed bumps.

Words near Newfoundland speed bump in the dictionary

  1. Newfoundland and Labradorian
  2. Newfoundland and Labradorians
  3. Newfoundland caribou
  4. Newfoundland Daylight Time
  5. Newfoundland English
  6. Newfoundland speed bump
  7. Newfoundland speed bumps
  8. Newfoundland Standard Time
  9. Newfoundland Time Zone
  10. Newfoundlander
  11. Newfoundlanders

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