Newfie joke

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Newfie joke (plural Newfie jokes)

  1. (Canada, informal) A brief, humorous, often ridiculous story, the tone of which may range from playful to deeply offensive, which depicts Newfoundlanders as rustic, unsophisticated, or lacking in intelligence.
    • 1979, R. S. Tallman, "Canadian Folklore" (review of Folklore of Canada by Edith Fowke, McClelland & Stewart, 1976), The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 92, no. 364, p. 231:
      Gerald Thomas, one of the finest folklore scholars in Canada today, contributed a Newfie joke collection.