Meaning

10 senses
  1. (informal)A prude.

  2. (derogatory)Used among Roman Catholics for a Protestant (specifically Puritan).

  3. (slang)A native or inhabitant of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

    a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia

  4. (US, slang)A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.

  5. (slang)A variety of potato from Nova Scotia, Canada.

  6. (slang)A follower of Everton Football Club.

  7. (slang)A follower of Birmingham City Football Club.

  8. (Australia, US)A trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)

  9. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, US)Antarctic butterfish (Hyperoglyphe antarctica)

  10. (Australia)Blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus)

Origin

From blue + nose.

From blue + nose.

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Forms

plural: bluenoses
Singularbluenose
Pluralbluenoses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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