Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Canadian First-Raters
English answer:
Canadians
Added to glossary by
Will Matter
Oct 6, 2005 21:48
18 yrs ago
English term
Mavericker (X)
Canadian First-Raters
English
Art/Literary
Slang
Canadian Language and slang, archaisms and colloquialisms
Hello. What do they call first-rate people in Canada?
Responses
| 4 +2 | Canadians |
Will Matter
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| 5 | somebody |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Responses
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Will Matter
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Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
Canadians
This is what they call them. As far as i know, there is no specific term to differentiate "first-rate" Canadians from anyone else in Canada. HTH.
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Note added at 2 days 22 hrs 1 min (2005-10-09 19:50:05 GMT)
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Maybe "First-rate Canadians" or something similar.
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Note added at 2 days 22 hrs 1 min (2005-10-09 19:50:05 GMT)
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Maybe "First-rate Canadians" or something similar.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
11 mins
somebody
"Obviously she was somebody, a real presence in the room"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Michael Barnett
: That should be" ***a*** somebody". Generally this means someone of importance,
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