Canuckistan

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English

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Etymology

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From Canuck +‎ -i- +‎ -stan.

Proper noun

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Canuckistan

  1. (informal, derogatory or humorous) Canada.
    Synonym: Soviet Canuckistan
    • 2005 April 28, Adrian Mack, “Top of the Pops”, in The Georgia Straight:
      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 January 7, David Olive, “Data belie resilient economy”, in Toronto Star:
      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, published 2012, →ISBN, page 28:
      Republican political consultants regularly ply their trade with Conservatives up in Canuckistan []
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Canuckistan.

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