| abortuary | In the language of anti-abortion campaigners: a clinic in which abortions are performed. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| alphametic | A mathematical puzzle in which an arithmetical proposition is expressed with the… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| biodome | A dome-shaped artificial structure enclosing one or more self-contained ecosystems or living environments. Cf. biosphere n. 2. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| biotech | = biotechnology n. 1. Freq. attrib. | 1980 | Go To Quotation |
| cobot | A computer-controlled robotic device designed to assist a person in performing a manual task. | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| crowd-surf | intr. To engage in crowd-surfing. | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| crowd-surfing | The action of lying flat while being passed over the heads of members of the audience at… | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| cyberphobe | A person who fears or is anxious about computer technology; a reluctant user of computers or (esp. in later use) the Internet. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| docutainment | A film or other presentation which includes documentary materials, and seeks both to… | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| Etrog | Any one of the Canadian Film Awards, presented annually between 1968 and 1978 (superseded… | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| First Nation | Usu. in pl.: the North American Indian peoples of Canada, considered collectively. Also in extended use. Freq. attrib. | 1980 | Go To Quotation |
| flatline | intr. Angling. To fish using a flatline. Also trans.: to troll (a lure or bait) on a flatline. Cf. flatline n. 2. | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| heli-skiing | The action or practice of skiing down high mountain terrain, having been flown up… | 1974 | Go To Quotation |
| loonie | The Canadian one-dollar coin introduced in 1987; also, transf., the Canadian dollar. | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| no-mar | attrib. That is designed not to cause marring or damage. Also: resistant to damage. | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| pasta basica | = pasta n. Cf. basuco n. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| patriation | The act or process of transferring a constitution or constitutional legislation from a mother country to a former dependency. | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| Péquiste | A member of the Parti Québécois. | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| reno | Renovation of a building. Chiefly in pl. Cf. renovation n. 2b. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| sabermetrician | A practitioner of sabermetrics; a baseball statistician. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| tech-head | An enthusiast for or expert in technology, now esp. computer technology; = techie n. 3. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| veg | intr. To disengage mentally; to do nothing as a way of relaxing, to pass the time… | 1979 | Go To Quotation |
| videotex | = videotext n. | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
