screech-in

noun

An informal ceremony introducing a person to the culture of Newfoundland, often involving drinking rum and kissing a codfish.

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Meanings

nounscreech-in (plural screech-ins)

plural screech-ins

  1. An informal ceremony introducing a person to the culture of Newfoundland, often involving drinking rum and kissing a codfish.

Origin

See screech (“rum”).

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APA

screech-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screech-in

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“screech-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screech-in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screech-in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screech-in.

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