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Noun: bluenose  'bloo,nowz
  1. A native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia
    - Nova Scotian
     
  2. [US] A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
    - prude, puritan

Derived forms: bluenoses

Type of: Canadian, disagreeable person, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Bluenose

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