(initial capital letter). Also, Blue Nose. Canadian. an inhabitant of the Maritime Provinces, especially of Nova Scotia.
3.
Nautical Slang.
a sailing vessel of Nova Scotia.
a seaman on such a vessel.
Origin
1780-85(def 2, 3); 1925-30, Americanism (def 1);blue + nose; (def 1) cf. blue law, etc.; (def 2, 3) originally a derisive name for a person residing in Nova Scotia before the Loyalists' arrival; allegedly so called from a variety of potato with a bluish tip, though there is no certain evidence for this or any of various other explanations of the name
British Dictionary definitions for bluenose
bluenose
/ˈbluːˌnəʊz/
noun
1.
(US, slang) a puritanical or prudish person
2.
(often capital) (informal) a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia
Slang definitions & phrases for bluenose
bluenose
noun
A prude; prig; self-appointed moral arbiter: The moral bluenoses were sniffing around(1920s+)
Bluenose
noun
A native of Nova Scotia, esp a Maritimes fisherman