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From ‘Giv’er’ to ‘Freezie’: Online Dictionary Highlights Uniquely Canadian Terms
- The third edition of the Canadian lexicon maintained by the University of British Columbia was released online in March 2025, featuring updated and new entries reflecting Canadian vocabulary and meanings.
- The update followed an eight-year gap since 2017 and included extensive research highlighting overlooked and First Nations terms.
- UBC professor Stefan Dollinger led the team that added about 180 new meanings, including a new sense for "Elbows Up" dating from March 2025.
- The dictionary now features over 14,500 meanings across more than 12,000 Canadian terms, aiming to support understanding of Canadian language.
- This latest revision broadens cultural representation and offers updated resources for users interested in Canadian-isms, timed for Canada Day.
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From ‘giv’er’ to ‘freezie’: Online dictionary highlights uniquely Canadian terms
Just in time for Canada Day, a team of B.C. researchers has updated an online dictionary of “Canadianisms” – words and phrases unique to the country ranging from serious to slangy, trivial to tragic, prosaic to political.
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