This page gathers the 1,586 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Canada” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 13 of 16: from “rumpus” to “snow bunny”.
- rumpus noun A rumpus room.
- runner noun A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- running shoe noun A sneaker, not a cleat; a tennis shoe; a normal gym shoe.
- rushing adj Full of activity, busy.
- rutabaga noun The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica
- rutter noun A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh.
- rye noun Ellipsis of rye whiskey, whiskey made mainly or wholly from rye grain.
- s'more noun A snack food made by combining graham crackers, marshmallows (frequently toasted) and chocolate, a typical camping fireside treat.
- S.O.L. adj shit out of luck, meaning that luck has run out; an impasse has been reached (figuratively or literally)
- sabre noun A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
- saddle verb To put a saddle on an animal.
- sag verb To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.
- sally noun The crystalline or powdered form of MDA.
- saltie noun An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
- saltine noun A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.
- sanctuary city noun A city that allows undocumented immigrants to live and work without being arrested and deported by local authorities.
- sandbox noun A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
- Saturday adv On Saturday.
- sault noun A waterfall; a rapid.
- save the furniture verb To salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.
- scad noun A large number or quantity.
- scalie noun A strikebreaker.
- scalp verb To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.
- scalper noun One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue…
- schlockey noun A box game variant of ice hockey, for two players, with two blade-less "schtick" sticks, a puck, a wooden box with two, three, or five…
- schneid noun A losing streak.
- school noun An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
- school district noun An administrative unit responsible for public primary and secondary schools in a particular locality; the area under the jurisdiction of…
- school division noun An administrative unit responsible for public primary and secondary schools in a particular locality; the area under the jurisdiction of…
- Schrödinger's douchebag noun A person who makes offensive or inflammatory remarks and characterizes these statements as either sincere or joking based on the reactions…
- Scotch tape noun Transparent or translucent pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, used for sealing items together, especially paper.
- screw off noun Someone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off.
- scribbler noun A ruled notebook or exercise book, especially in grade school.
- scrum noun A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided…
- scrunchy mom noun A mother who adheres to a style of parenting that combines using modern technology and natural methods, such as purchasing plastic products…
- scrutineer noun A poll-watcher.
- sea trout noun Any of species Salvelinus alpinus.
- season noun A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one…
- second-degree murder noun The criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction…
- secondary school noun The federally designated, graduation-separated classification of grades 9–12 (approximately ages 14–18), regardless of whether they are…
- section noun Synonym of square mile, a unit of land area, especially in the contexts of Canadian surveys and American land grants and legal property…
- sedan noun An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space, and luggage or (limited)…
- seigneur noun A landowner in Canada; the holder of a seigneurie.
- seigneurie noun The estate of a seigneur.
- semi noun A semi-detached house.
- semi-trailer truck noun Synonym of tractor-trailer: a unit consisting of a semi-trailer and a tractor (heavy-duty truck) pulling it.
- semiformal noun A social event in which one is expected to dress in semiformal wear.
- senior adj Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.
- senioritis noun A tendency of seniors in high school or college to skip class or slack off due to a desire to move on, or because they have already been…
- separate school noun A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest…
- sergeant major noun A senior, noncommissioned appointment in the Army of a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for their soldiers'…
- service dog noun A dog which assists a person who has a physical disability or a mental disability such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
- serviceberry noun Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
- serviette noun A table napkin, now especially a paper one.
- sesh noun A period of sustained cannabis smoking.
- shantyman noun A lumberjack
- sharrow noun A marking (often consisting of an image of a bicycle with two inverted V shapes either above or below it) on the surface of a paved road…
- shaughraun noun A wanderer; a vagabond.
- shinny noun An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.
- shinplaster noun A 25¢ banknote.
- shit disturber noun A person who causes needless difficulties or distress for others; a troublemaker.
- shit from a butt noun Something that looks like excrement.
- shopping cart noun A conveyance used to carry groceries and other items while shopping in a store.
- shot noun A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- shoulder check verb To look backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's…
- side noun A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
- sideline noun A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
- sidewalk noun A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
- sidewalk superintendent noun A passer-by or other person who watches and possibly advises work at a construction project from a sidewalk or other vantage point.
- siding noun A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
- sign noun Physical evidence left by an animal.
- signalize verb To furnish (a traffic intersection) with a traffic signal.
- silky mom noun A mother who prefers a style of parenting that utilises modern technology and parenting conveniences, such as modern medicine, infant…
- Silver Cross noun A Canadian award for those who died in active service, such as in combat
- simple majority noun Synonym of majority: (of a motion) more votes in favor of a proposition than against it.
- sit one's butt down verb To listen to another person without interrupting.
- sketch out verb To creep out; to give a creepy or sketchy feeling to someone.
- sketchy adj Of questionable or doubtful quality.
- skid row noun An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and…
- skidoo verb to depart, especially to depart quickly
- skinner noun A child sexual abuser.
- skunk cabbage noun Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants, especially Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North…
- skunker noun A person who hunts skunks.
- skunky adj Mean, contemptible.
- slash conj Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
- sled noun A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice, and often pulled by sled dogs.
- sliver noun Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
- slobby adj Slushy, like slob ice.
- slog noun A long, tedious walk or march.
- slue-foot noun A foot that is large and turned outwards or is otherwise awry.
- slushbreaker noun An icebreaker with poor icebreaking capabilities, unable to operate year-round in Arctic or polar conditions.
- slushie noun A flavored frozen drink made with ice crystals.
- smashboard noun A pivoted board that could be operated to swing into position across the track, for use as a signal.
- smithereen noun A native of Smithers, British Columbia.
- smoked meat noun A salt-cured, spiced, smoked beef brisket, similar to pastrami, developed in Montreal from Eastern European Yiddish Jewish traditions.…
- smokie noun A type of smoked sausage, often used for hot dogs.
- snap intj Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- snap-in-one diaper noun Synonym of all-in-two diaper (“a type of cloth diaper, similar to a pocket diaper, that has a waterproof exterior and absorbent pad which…
- snirt noun Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.
- snow bunny noun An inexperienced, usually female skier.