"Scandahoovian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Scandahoovian [comparative], most Scandahoovian [superlative]
Etymology: Attested since the early 20th century. Head templates: {{en-adj}} Scandahoovian (comparative more Scandahoovian, superlative most Scandahoovian)
  1. (slang) American and of Scandinavian ancestry. Tags: slang Synonyms: Scowegian, Souwegian
    Sense id: en-Scandahoovian-en-adj-Lkwp8tEz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Scandihoovian

Noun

Forms: Scandahoovians [plural]
Etymology: Attested since the early 20th century. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scandahoovian (plural Scandahoovians)
  1. (slang) An American of Scandinavian ancestry. Tags: slang Synonyms: Scowegian, Souwegian
    Sense id: en-Scandahoovian-en-noun-aehZq7id Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Scandihoovian

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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