pea-souper
/ˈpiˌsupɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dense, yellowish fog, often mixed with smoke; a pea-soup fog, a smog.
Canadian usage; British usage; Informal
noun
A French-Canadian person, especially a Francophone from the province of Québec.
Canadian usage; Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "A man bumped into a lamp post during a pea-souper; he immediately apologised to it, not realising what it was."
- "I can hear the bell on the buoy, but I can’t see anything in this pea-souper."
- "The dust surrounded us like a London pea-souper."
- "Those pea-soupers are the worst drivers on the road!"
Etymology
From pea soup + -er (suffix meaning ‘person or thing connected with’); * (dense, yellowish fog): from the appearance of the fog * (French-Canadian person): may be from the prevalence of pea soup in French cuisine: compare pea soup (“(slang, derogatory) French person”).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpiˌsupɚ/
- British English: /ˈpiːˌsuːpə/