Scandihoovian

noun

Scan·​di·​hoo·​vi·​an

variants or Scandahoovian

ˌskandəˈhüvēən

plural -s

1

usually disparaging : a Scandinavian individual especially living in the U.S.

2

: a Scandinavian language as spoken in the U.S. especially by rural people

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Scandinavian

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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