Meanings
adjectiveScandahoovian (comparative more Scandahoovian, superlative most Scandahoovian)
comparative more Scandahoovian · superlative most Scandahoovian · alternative Scandihoovian
- slangAmerican and of Scandinavian ancestry.
If my father is a rough old brute of a pig-headed Scandahoovian sailor, then my sweetheart is the darlingest and loveliest of women, although she is scarcely more than a child.
1911, Henry Cottrell Rowland, The Magnet
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Attested since the early 20th century.
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Scandahoovian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scandahoovian
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