Canuckistan

English

Etymology

Canuck + -stan

Proper noun

Canuckistan

  1. (informal, derogatory or humorous) Canada.
    • 2005, Adrian Mack, "Top of the Pops", The Georgia Straight, 28 April 2005:
      Fistfights aside, Day is looking forward to her band's first Canadian tour as she anticipates a more European flavour up here in Canuckistan.
    • 2006, David Olive, "Data belie resilient economy", Toronto Star, 7 January 2006:
      Meantime, the loonie's buoyancy this year reflects growing interest in Canuckistan from offshore admirers.
    • 2012, Warren Kinsella, Fight the Right: A Manual for Surviving the Coming Conservative Apocalypse, Random House Canada (2012), →ISBN, page 28:
      Republican political consultants regularly ply their trade with Conservatives up in Canuckistan []
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Canuckistan.

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