Definitions

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  • noun Canada, informal A native or inhabitant of the island of Newfoundland.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to Newfoundland.

Etymologies

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From Newfoundlander

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Examples

  • Don’t use the term Newfie to identify residents; it is considered derogatory.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

  • Don’t use the term Newfie to identify residents; it is considered derogatory.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

  • On visiting some of the links discovered blogs and forums where people, most of whom are from other parts of Canada, gleefully spend their time defending the use of the word Newfie with whatever convoluted logic their limited brain capacity can muster.

    Progressive Bloggers 2009

  • Maine, of course, sounds somewhat Newfie, which is something else entirely.

    tongues 2006

  • Maine, of course, sounds somewhat Newfie, which is something else entirely.

    tongues 2006

  • Despite the federal government's broken promises, despite out migration, despite 'Newfie' jokes...

    Newfoundlander and proud, yet again The Eternal Postdoc 2008

  • Despite the federal government's broken promises, despite out migration, despite 'Newfie' jokes...

    Archive 2008-04-01 The Eternal Postdoc 2008

  • As for calling you 'Newfie', well, you probably fit into that mainland stereotype, in fact it's ignorant, narrow-minded, uneducated fools like you who gave the ammo to the mainlanders in the first place.

    Another blog, a cut above Ed Hollett 2007

  • "Newfie," this massive dog is 26-28 inches tall at the shoulder and weighs 100-150 pounds.

    New: All Things O'Reilly Kyle Loudon 2010

  • Bars offer shots of dark rum and those who repeat a "Newfie" saying become "honorary Newfoundlanders."

    Local News from The Lakeland Ledger 2010

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