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Scandahoovian

Scandahoovian adjective: american and of Scandinavian ancestry.

Adjective

Scandahoovian (comparative more Scandahoovian, superlative most Scandahoovian)

  1. (slang) American and of Scandinavian ancestry.
    • If my father is a rough old brute of a pig-headed Scandahoovian sailor, then my sweetheart is the darlingest and loveliest of women, although she is scarcely more than a child.1911, Henry Cottrell Rowland, The Magnet
    Synonyms:
    Scowegian, Souwegian

Noun

Scandahoovian (plural Scandahoovians)

  1. (slang) An American of Scandinavian ancestry.
    Synonyms:
    Scowegian, Souwegian

Synonyms of Scandahoovian

Forms of Scandahoovian

Adjective
comparativemore Scandahoovian
superlativemost Scandahoovian
alternative formScandihoovian
Noun
pluralScandahoovians

Origin of Scandahoovian

Attested since the early 20th century.

Questions about Scandahoovian

What does Scandahoovian mean?
Scandahoovian means american and of Scandinavian ancestry.
What part of speech is Scandahoovian?
Scandahoovian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Scandahoovian in the dictionary

  1. scancing
  2. scancode
  3. scancodes
  4. Scand
  5. Scand.
  6. Scandahoovian
  7. Scandahoovians
  8. scandal
  9. scandal of particularity
  10. scandal sheet
  11. scandal sheets

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