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pea-souper

pea-soup·er
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pee-soo-per]
    • /ˈpiˈsu pər/
    • /piː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-soo-per]
    • /ˈpiˈsu pər/

Definitions of pea-souper word

  • noun pea-souper Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2). 1
  • noun pea-souper Canadian Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a French Canadian. 1

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Origin of pea-souper

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; pea soup + -er1

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Parts of speech for Pea-souper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pea-souper popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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