pea-soupern.

Brit.

/ˌpiːˈsuːpə/, U.S.

/ˈpiˈsupər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pea soup n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < pea soup n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier pea-soup fog at pea soup n. 1b.

1. British colloquial. A dense, often yellowish fog or smog, usually associated with polluted urban areas.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > thick mist or fog > very thick fog

pea-soup fog1849

pea-souper1890

thick1936

1890 J. Payn Notes from ‘News’ 8 The fogs we have had this year have been made too much of... You could see something in them if you looked long enough, which is not the case of a genuine Peasouper.

1907 Daily Chron. 30 Nov. 4/4 A country cousin who wishes to see and breathe and mingle in a metropolitan pea-souper.

1954 M. Sharp Gipsy in Parlour v. 62 The coal-burning London of my childhood was undoubtedly foggier than the London of to-day: the legend of the pea-souper, like all legends, has roots in fact.

1973 H. Carvic Miss Seeton Sings (1974) 196 Fog had clamped down on Paris... The scene reminded Miss Seeton of the London pea-soupers of her childhood.

1995 Which? July 22/1 In the bad old days of the city pea-souper, air pollution was a real problem.

2. North American slang (derogatory). A French Canadian.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] > French

French Canadian1698

coureur de bois1700

Canadien1727

Acadian French1741

Canadian French1755

habitant1789

Frenchy1829

Canuck1835

pea soup1866

pea-souper1930

Joe1963

1930 G. Williams Logger-talk 16 Pea-souper, a French Canadian.

1962 Maclean's 2 June 51/2 And then we can highstick those pea-soupers.

1968 P. C. Newman Distemper of our Times xix. 257 You're selling Canada to the pea-soupers!

1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 14 Oct. a20/5 The Liberal leader didn't at all fit the despised pea-souper caricature most Quebeckers have been fed by the media for the past 10 years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pea-souper
释义	pea-soupern. Brit. /ˌpiːˈsuːpə/, U.S. /ˈpiˈsupər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pea soup n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < pea soup n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier pea-soup fog at pea soup n. 1b. 1. British colloquial. A dense, often yellowish fog or smog, usually associated with polluted urban areas. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > thick mist or fog > very thick fog pea-soup fog1849 pea-souper1890 thick1936 1890 J. Payn Notes from ‘News’ 8 The fogs we have had this year have been made too much of... You could see something in them if you looked long enough, which is not the case of a genuine Peasouper. 1907 Daily Chron. 30 Nov. 4/4 A country cousin who wishes to see and breathe and mingle in a metropolitan pea-souper. 1954 M. Sharp Gipsy in Parlour v. 62 The coal-burning London of my childhood was undoubtedly foggier than the London of to-day: the legend of the pea-souper, like all legends, has roots in fact. 1973 H. Carvic Miss Seeton Sings (1974) 196 Fog had clamped down on Paris... The scene reminded Miss Seeton of the London pea-soupers of her childhood. 1995 Which? July 22/1 In the bad old days of the city pea-souper, air pollution was a real problem. 2. North American slang (derogatory). A French Canadian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Canada > [noun] > French French Canadian1698 coureur de bois1700 Canadien1727 Acadian French1741 Canadian French1755 habitant1789 Frenchy1829 Canuck1835 pea soup1866 pea-souper1930 Joe1963 1930 G. Williams Logger-talk 16 Pea-souper, a French Canadian. 1962 Maclean's 2 June 51/2 And then we can highstick those pea-soupers. 1968 P. C. Newman Distemper of our Times xix. 257 You're selling Canada to the pea-soupers! 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 14 Oct. a20/5 The Liberal leader didn't at all fit the despised pea-souper caricature most Quebeckers have been fed by the media for the past 10 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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