angryphone

English

Etymology

Blend of angry +‎ anglophone.

Noun

angryphone (plural angryphones)

  1. (Canada, informal) An English-speaking resident of Quebec who demonstrates systematic anger or aggression towards the French language or against the actions of Quebecois nationalists, or who is a peevish complainer.
    • 2000, Martha Radice, Feeling Comfortable? The Urban Experience of Anglo-Montrealers, page 88:
      Such sayings run counter to a certain character who loiters in the Montreal imaginary of stereotypes: the whining 'angryphone,' the anglophone Montrealer ever dissatisfied with his or her lot in Quebec.
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