Canadian dainty

noun

A sociolect of Canadian English retaining some British English features and treated as a marker of upper-class prestige in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Meanings

nounCanadian dainty (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA sociolect of Canadian English retaining some British English features and treated as a marker of upper-class prestige in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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APA

Canadian dainty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canadian%20dainty

MLA

“Canadian dainty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canadian%20dainty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canadian dainty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canadian%20dainty.

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