Winnipegish

Winnipegish

English

Alternative forms

• Winnipeg-ish

Etymology

Winnipeg +‎ -ish

Adjective

Winnipegish (comparative more Winnipegish, superlative most Winnipegish)

1. From, characteristic of, or resembling the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
   • 1996, T. D. Regehr, Mennonites in Canada, 1939–1970: A People Transformed, University of Toronto Press (1996), →ISBN, page 182:

     The conflict began as a theological disagreement, but as time went on various leaders, in their letters, described it as a dispute ‘between the Mennonite churches in the Province of Manitoba and of the City of Winnipeg.’ Other rural leaders referred to various new practices and ideas that they did not like as ‘Winnipegish.’

   • 2007, Gordon Bowness, "Out gayed by Guy Maddin", Xtra!, 13 September 2007:

     You need not be gay, Winnipegish or even arty to relate to My Winnipeg; its themes of desire and grief are universal.

   • 2011, "Who is paying how much for what?", Estevan Mercury, 5 October 2011:

     The Roughriders just aren't that good. They look ... oh, how can I say this ... they just look too Winnipegish.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Winnipegish.