pea-souper

See also: peasouper

English

Alternative forms

peasouper

Etymology

pea soup +‎ -er

Noun

pea-souper (plural pea-soupers)

(Britain, Canada, informal) A dense, yellowish fog.
I can hear the bell on the buoy, but I can't see anything in this pea-souper.
(Canada, slang, derogatory) A French-Canadian person, especially a Francophone from the province of Québec.
Those pea-soupers are the worst drivers on the road!

Translations

fog

Finnish: hernerokkasumu (fi)

French: purée de pois (fr) f

French-Canadian person

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