Meanings
- informalVancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada).
What would Raincouver (Vancouver) be without 400cm of rain and a flash flood on a summer day?
2008, Arlena De Bruin, On The Bright Side…and Other Rose-Coloured Catastrophes, Red Wagon Writing and Publishing Services, →ISBN, page 1582 more examples
News reporters giving out the weather should have a smile in their voice, they should be making Metro Vancouver inhabitants feel good about living in "Raincouver."
2011 February 4, Harvinder Sandhu, “Put grey in perspective and embrace wet coast”, in Surrey Now, page A13In winter, water is often foremost on our minds for all the wrong reasons, but one of the most amazing things about living in Raincouver is our ability to turn on the tap and drink deeply.
2013, Kelsey Klassen, "Local company marries nature lovers and developing nations", WE, 3 January 2013 - 9 January 2013, page 9
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Blend of rain + Vancouver, referring to its rainy climate.
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Raincouver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raincouver
“Raincouver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raincouver. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Raincouver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raincouver.
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