Newfie joke

== English == === Noun === Newfie joke (plural Newfie jokes) (Canada, informal) A brief, humorous, often ridiculous story, the tone of which may range from playful to deeply offensive, which depicts Newfoundlanders as rustic, unsophisticated, or lacking in intelligence. 1979, R. S. Tallman, "Canadian Folklore" (review of Folklore of Canada by Edith Fowke, McClelland & Stewart, 1976), The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 92, no. 364, p. 231: Gerald Thomas, one of the finest folklore scholars in Canada today, contributed a Newfie joke collection.