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There’s a cred that goes with being a native Newfoundlander — so much so that its a half-serious joke that you’re a “CFA” come-from-away unless your grandparents were born here.
Vancouver Sun, Do You Regret the Error? : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2006
bilby commented on the word come-from-away
Newfoundland - a foreigner, a person not from Newfoundland.
December 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word come-from-away
Thanks bilby!
Dammit, now I really better start that Newfoundland list sometime soon...
December 6, 2007
bilby commented on the word come-from-away
I came across this when I was on the trail of screech-in, after sionnach mentioned screech.
December 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word come-from-away
That's it, I'm making that list now. It might take me a while to fill it up properly, but I'm doing it.
December 6, 2007
sionnach commented on the word come-from-away
In Ireland, a come-from-away is generally referred to as a blow-in. One does not have to be a foreigner for the designation to apply; typically, it is used to refer to anyone from the next parish, or the next village. For any given individual, the designation is permanent and cannot be invalidated by silly criteria such as length of residency. If a family of blow-ins is particularly disliked by the natives, the term may be used for several generations.
December 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word come-from-away
Usage:
"A Screech-In sounds like something a frustrated ornithologist might indulge in, or a Beltway ritual for stressed-out drivers. But in Newfoundland, it's a traditional ceremony to induct CFAs ("come-from-aways," Newfese for tourists) into the Royal Order of Screechers and thus make them honorary Newfies." --Paula Stone, "A Trip Off the Old Rock," Washington Post, Sunday, April 22, 2007; Page P01.
January 5, 2008