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rosbif

rosbif noun: an English person (as viewed by the French).

Noun

rosbif (plural rosbifs)

  1. (humorous) An English person (as viewed by the French).
    • Polidor Graindart, sometime sergeant of the intendant's guard in the days when three golden lilies bloomed on the flagstaff above the De Troit blockhouse, never had forgiven the rosbifs for the conquest of New France.1938, Neil Harmon Swanson, The forbidden ground, page 85
    • France demonstrate the entente cordiale towards the rosbifs.2009, Andy Roberts, Flying the Flag, page 233

Forms of rosbif

pluralrosbifs

Origin of rosbif

Borrowed from French rosbif, from English roast beef. Doublet of roast beef.

Questions about rosbif

What does rosbif mean?
Rosbif means an English person (as viewed by the French).
What part of speech is rosbif?
Rosbif is a noun.
What is the plural of rosbif?
The plural of rosbif is rosbifs.

Words near rosbif in the dictionary

  1. Rosatos
  2. rosavin
  3. rosavins
  4. Rosberg
  5. Rosbergs
  6. rosbif
  7. rosbifs
  8. Rosborough
  9. Rosboroughs
  10. rosc
  11. ROSCA

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