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Slang words used widely in Canada. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. N. Native American slang (5 P) Pages in category "Canadian slang"
Prison slang is an argot used primarily by criminals and detainees in correctional institutions. It is a form of anti-language . [ 1 ] Many of the terms deal with criminal behavior, incarcerated life, legal cases, street life, and different types of inmates.
Today, many Canadians and others use Canuck as a mostly affectionate term for any Canadian. [2] [4] Johnny Canuck is a folklore hero who was created as a political cartoon in 1869 and was later re-invented as a Second World War action hero in 1942. [5]
Infamous Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton has died following a prison assault, according to government agency Correctional Service Canada (CSC).
Skookum house means 'jail' or 'prison' (cf. the English euphemism the big house, but here meaning 'strong house'). Skookum tumtum, lit. "strong heart", is generally translated as 'brave' or possibly 'good-hearted'. In the Chinook language, skookum is a verb auxiliary, used similarly to can or to be able.
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison ...
For prisoners held by Canada that died in prison custody, see Category:Prisoners who died in Canadian detention. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
By Saadeq Ahmed. TORONTO (Reuters) - Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton died on Friday aged 74 after he was assaulted by another inmate in a maximum-security prison earlier this month ...