Baywop

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A rural Newfoundlander. Newfoundland, derogatory, slang

    "Furthermore, there was the important distinction on the island between townies and baymen, or baywops."

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"Furthermore, there was the important distinction on the island between townies and baymen, or baywops."

Etymology

From bay + wop.

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