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 2 of 16: from “back forty” to “built like a brick shithouse”.
- back forty noun The remote part of a farm.
- backhoe noun Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor…
- backhouse noun An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- backyard noun A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
- bagman noun A prominent fundraiser for a political party or similar cause.
- balaclava noun A ski mask with holes for the eyes and, sometimes, the nose and mouth, which may be rolled up and worn like a toque or pulled over the face…
- ball hockey noun Street hockey.
- banana noun In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for…
- banana peel noun The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
- band noun Ellipsis of band government.
- band-aid noun An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
- bannock noun A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or…
- barber noun A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the…
- bare-butt adj With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning.
- bathing suit noun A tight-fitting garment worn for swimming, especially the one piece garment worn by women and girls; a swimsuit.
- bathroom noun A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
- bathroom bill noun In particular, legislation concerning the use of public bathrooms by transgender individuals.
- batty noun A homosexual man.
- bayberry noun The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
- bazoo noun A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn.
- beat it verb To masturbate.
- beat off verb To masturbate by stimulating one's own penis.
- beater noun A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult.
- beau noun A male lover; a boyfriend.
- beautiful game noun Ice hockey.
- beauty intj Thanks!
- beaver noun Beaver pelts as an article of exchange or as a standard of value.
- beaver eater noun A wolverine.
- beaver tail noun A snack consisting of a piece of fried dough.
- beavertail noun Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
- bed noun The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.
- beef noun A bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.
- beer bash noun An afternoon social organized by college students, typically with dancing and beer sold to raise funds.
- beeswax noun Business.
- beet noun A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
- beet red noun Synonym of beetroot red (“deep purplish red”).
- bell noun a telephone utility; a Baby Bell.
- bell pepper noun Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
- bencher noun A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick).
- berm noun A small wall along the edge of a bench of an open-pit mine, intended to prevent items falling over the crest.
- betony noun Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).
- biballs noun Loose-fitting pants (trousers) with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm…
- bichon noun A Bichon Frisé.
- bill noun A piece of paper money; a banknote.
- bindle noun A bundle carried by a hobo (usually containing his possessions), often on a stick slung over the shoulder; a blanket roll.
- bird adj Able to be passed with very little work; having the nature of a bird course.
- birdy adj Alternative form of bird (“easy to pass”).
- birth-to-potty diaper noun Synonym of one-size diaper (“a type of cloth diaper which can be adjusted and lengthened to match the baby's growth, thus allowing the…
- biscuit noun A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
- bismarck noun A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
- bit noun A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this…
- bitumen noun Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
- blackcap noun The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).
- blackfish noun Either of two dark-colored fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis…
- blazer noun A dish used to cook directly over the coals of a brazier, or the flame of a chafing dish lamp.
- bless intj Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.
- bloater noun A freshwater fish native to the Great Lakes (Coregonus hoyi).
- bloody nose noun Synonym of nosebleed.
- blue box noun A blue container used for the collection of household waste (such as tin cans and newspapers) for recycling by a municipal authority.
- blue cheese noun Ellipsis of blue cheese dressing
- blue cheese dressing noun A salad dressing generally made of some combination of blue cheese, mayonnaise, buttermilk, sour cream, vinegar, garlic powder, and onion…
- blue law noun A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.
- blue-eyed Mary noun Collinsia verna, an annual plant native to the eastern and central parts of North America, having blue and white flowers.
- bluefish noun An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
- blueline verb To designate a certain area as representing one in which investment is risky.
- bluestone noun A feldspathic sandstone found in the US and Canada.
- bobsled noun Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
- bogan noun Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
- bohunk noun An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and…
- bombardier noun A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
- boo noun A close acquaintance or significant other.
- boob noun An idiot; a fool.
- booger noun A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
- boondoggle noun A waste of time or money; a pointless activity.
- boost verb To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
- boot verb To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.
- boot camp noun An initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for new recruits in the armed…
- booter noun The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.
- boss adj Of excellent quality, first-rate.
- bougie adj Fancy or good-looking, without connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness.
- box score noun A score showing the final scores of the teams in a game, as well as certain individual and team achievements.
- boy toy noun A gigolo or younger man who is sexually pursued by an older person.
- bozo eruption noun A (usually unscripted) remark by a politician or other public figure which is especially ill-considered and foolish, and which has negative…
- brainpan noun The braincase; the skull.
- brant noun Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
- breakup noun The season during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
- Britisher noun A Briton.
- broil verb To cook by direct, radiant heat.
- broiler noun A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
- brownie noun A junior Girl Guide.
- buccalization noun The process of a speech sound becoming buccal.
- buccalize verb To make or become buccal.
- buck noun A dollar (one hundred cents).
- buckbush noun Shrubs of Canada and the central US, Symphoricarpos occidentalis(also known as wolfberry and Symphoricarpos orbicularis (coralberry).
- buckle noun An image of a clasp (etymology 1, noun sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
- bud noun Cannabis that has been taken from the flowering part of the plant intended to be smoked.
- budge verb To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.
- bug man noun A man employed to exterminate pests; an exterminator.
- buggy noun A shopping cart or trolley.
- built like a brick shithouse adj Of a woman, having an athletic or muscular body; often implying also having large breasts or an attractive body.