Pea-souper
//ˈpiːˌsuːpə// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dense, yellowish fog, often mixed with smoke; a pea-soup fog, a smog. British, Canada, informal
"A man bumped into a lamp post during a pea-souper; he immediately apologised to it, not realising what it was."
- 2 a heavy thick yellow fog wordnet
- 3 A French-Canadian person, especially a Francophone from the province of Québec. Canada, derogatory, slang
"Those pea-soupers are the worst drivers on the road!"
Example
More examples"A man bumped into a lamp post during a pea-souper; he immediately apologised to it, not realising what it was."
Etymology
From pea soup + -er (suffix meaning ‘person or thing connected with’); * (dense, yellowish fog”): from the appearance of the fog * (French-Canadian person): may be from the prevalence of pea soup in French cuisine: compare pea soup (“(slang, derogatory) French person”).
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