bluenose.
A prude.
Meaning & usage
A prude.
Used among Roman Catholics for a Protestant (specifically Puritan).
A native or inhabitant of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.
A variety of potato from Nova Scotia, Canada.
A follower of Everton Football Club.
A follower of Birmingham City Football Club.
A trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)
Antarctic butterfish (Hyperoglyphe antarctica)
blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus)
Where this word comes from
From blue + nose. * See sense 2: Coined in references to the color blue as the color of the Presbyterians or Blue law. * See sense 3: Possibly coined in reference to early Nova Scotian sailors whose noses were alleged to turn blue from the cold, or possibly coined in reference to the early settlers who would frequently eat blue potatoes and herring.
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