pea-souper

[pee-soo-per]

pea-soup·er

[pee-soo-per]
noun
1.
Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def. 2).
2.
Canadian Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a French Canadian.

Origin:
1885–90; pea soup + -er1
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Pea-souper is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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pea-souper

noun
a heavy thick yellow fog [syn: pea soup
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