pea-souper

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]

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