Canuck
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- noun
- /kəˈnʌk/
- Slang
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canadiense
- Who's the Canuck with all the luck?
- Mondo Canuck
No, is the tour man Bizzle Gibbons and he's a Canuck.
- No, is the tour man Bizzle Gibbons and he's a Canuck.
Examples
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Dad's from Vancouver so I'm a Canuck.
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Listen, do you guys know about the Canuck letter?
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A whole boatload of us Canucks came over to work on it.
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Half the tourists in Maui now are Canucks, maybe higher.
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The Traveling Canucks are Cameron and Nicole Wears, a Canadian couple.
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The Vancouver Canucks and Roberto Luongo's contract come to mind, but that's about it.
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Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins.
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As a proud Canadian, I often say, "I'm just a simple Canuck enjoying life in the great outdoors."
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Living in Toronto makes me feel like a true Canuck, especially when I watch hockey games with my friends.
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During the winter Olympics, all the Canucks rallied together to support our athletes.
Synonyms
A person who was born in or lives in Canada
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canuck probably comes from Canada plus a small ending -uck, so it simply means 'a person from Canada'. It was once often used for French Canadians, but today it is an informal, friendly name for any Canadian.