Canadianism
Maple-country speech quirk
A Canadianism is a word, phrase, or expression characteristic of Canadian English.
Some Canadianisms are uniquely Canadian: loonie, toonie, toque, double-double.
Others are British or American forms that Canadians prefer: zed rather than zee, washroom rather than restroom.
The term also covers Canadian idioms and speech patterns: eh as a tag question, out and about with raised vowels.
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- loonieCanadian one-dollar piece
- double-doubleTwo categories, ten each
- toqueBrimless fitted headwear
- tuqueKnitted winter cap
chesterfield · serviette · washroom · zed · hoser · keener · two-four · mickey
Sap-yielding hardwood tree
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
- inukshukStacked stone marker
toboggan · canoe · Terry Fox · loon · moose · butter tart · Caesar · snowshoe
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- loonieCanadian one-dollar piece
- double-doubleTwo categories, ten each
- toqueBrimless fitted headwear
tuque · chesterfield · serviette · washroom · zed · hoser · keener · two-four · mickey · garburator
maple
Sap-yielding hardwood tree
inukshuk · toboggan · canoe · Terry Fox · loon · moose · butter tart · Caesar · snowshoe · curling
poutine
Gravy-soaked fries with curds
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- InukArctic indigenous person
- MétisCanadian mixed-ancestry Indigenous nation
- bannockScottish flat round bread
inukshuk · mukluk · parka · kayak · igloo · ulu · Nunavut · potlatch · totem · moccasin
CanadianismAmericanism
US-specific word or phrase
Briticism · Britishism · Australianism · Anglicism · British English
CanadianismAmericanism
US-specific word or phrase
American exceptionalism · British imperialism · annexationism · American nationalism · British nationalism