Johnny Canuck

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

1869, Johnny + Canuck, a character in political cartoons.

Proper noun[edit]

Johnny Canuck (plural Johnny Canucks)

  1. A Canadian.
  2. (chiefly World War I, World War II) A Canadian soldier.
  3. A personification of Canada.

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References[edit]

  • “Johnny Canuck” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.