pea-souper

pea-souper

I can hear the bell on the buoy, but I cant see anything in this pea-souper.

b) A French-Canadian person, especially a Francophone from the province of Québec.

Those pea-soupers are the worst drivers on the road!


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  • pea souper — UK [ˌpiː ˈsuːpə(r)] US [ˌpi ˈsupər] noun [countable] [singular pea souper plural pea soupers] british informal old fashioned a fog …   Useful english dictionary

  • pea-souper — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a very thick yellowish fog …   English terms dictionary

  • pea souper — UK [ˌpiː ˈsuːpə(r)] / US [ˌpɪ ˈsupər] noun [countable] Word forms pea souper : singular pea souper plural pea soupers British informal old fashioned a fog (= thick low cloud) that prevents you from seeing anything …   English dictionary

  • pea-souper — /pee sooh peuhr/, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. Informal. See pea soup (def. 2). 2. Canadian Slang (disparaging and offensive). a French Canadian. [1885 90; PEA SOUP + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • pea-souper — noun a heavy thick yellow fog • Syn: ↑pea soup • Hypernyms: ↑fog …   Useful english dictionary

  • pea-souper — noun Brit. informal a very thick yellowish fog …   English new terms dictionary

  • pea souper — noun (C) a very thick fog …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pea souper — /pi ˈsupə/ (say pee soohpuh) noun Colloquial an extremely thick fog …  

  • pea-souper —  Dense fog …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Pea soup — is soup made, typically, from dried peas. It is, with variations, a part of the cuisine of many cultures. It is greyish green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of peas used; all are cultivars of Pisum sativum.Pea soup has been… …   Wikipedia

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