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Meaning of pea-souper

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pea-souper

Pronunciation:/ˈpiːˌsuːpə//ˈpiˌsupɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A dense, yellowish fog, often mixed with smoke; a pea-soup fog, a smog.

    Example: A man bumped into a lamp post during a pea-souper; he immediately apologised to it, not realising what it was.

  2. A French-Canadian person, especially a Francophone from the province of Québec.

    Example: Those pea-soupers are the worst drivers on the road!