avocadian

Avocadian refers to people who are largely ignorant about language in general but still like to “inform” people about language. Some are rather belligerent in their ignorance and won’t accept any criticism or correction. It also describes any so-called “language troll” who is either trying to mislead, misdirect or misinform genuine language enthusiasts. This word is a pejorative for anyone who wishes to knowingly mislead people as to the true origins of words, terms and languages.

Avocadian: "Copenhagen literally means 'buy a harbour!"
Better informed person: "Omg, you're such an avocadian... Copenhagen originally comes from Old Danish 'Køpmannæhafn', which means 'merchant's harbour'"

by Dipdlip July 6, 2017

avocadian

A person who thinks they're knowledgeable about linguistics and perpetuate misinformation.

Avocadian: Catalan is a dialect of Spanish.
or
Avocadian: French is the most pure language.
or
Avocadian: AAVE is broken English.

by Ode2Order July 10, 2017

Ethnic Chiac Acadian

An Ethnic Chiac Acadian, sometimes spelled Chiak Akadian or Chiakkadian, is a mixed or creole Acadian ethnicity, originating and residing primarily in coastal south-east New Brunswick, Canada. They also speak a distinct Creole language, which is also called Chiac (yet some non-chiac of the region also speak the language).

The Chiac Acadians are primarily of Native Indigenous , Acadian , French/Spanish (Moors) and African ancestry by co-mingling and integrating with the Black Loyalists who migrated to New Brunswick, into the Chiac Acadian community of coastal southeast New Brunswick, in the 1780's.

The Ethnic Chiac Acadian has dealt with forced assimilation/rape/oppression/suppressed history/acculturation/whitewashing and subsequent deportation and enslavement primarily by the colonizing British. Due to this assimilation and colonization (prior, during and after the exile), many Chiac Acadians have lost a fair amount of their original dark pigmentation and features to some degree.

The Ethnic Chiac Acadian are a vibrant community, but they're essentially a forgotten people and a forgotten history.

by chiakablaklatinx1755 April 13, 2021

Acadian

Original French settlers of northeastern America in the 17th century. Friends to the native Mikmaq, neutral in the French/English hostilities. Deported from Acadie (Nova Scotia) by the English in the Grand Expulsion. Some landed in Louisiana, ancestors of the cajun. Others ended up across North America, in France, and even England.

We're proud of our Acadian roots.

by lanteigne October 1, 2005

Chiac Acadian

Are a generally unrecognized

métis ethnic group from Acadia (or Acadie). The Chiac are different from other Acadians as they are descendants from the Indigenous people and the 17th century French settlers. They speak their own language, which is also called Chiac, it's Eastern Algonquian-Acadian French mixed with some English. They live in the "Chiac communities" in south-east New Brunswick , Canada (Around the Coastal region, From Kouchibouguac to Cap-Pele), yet some Chiac live in other areas as well.

A Chiac Acadian is a métis Acadian living in southeastern New Brunswick

by chicoblackbear October 24, 2020

Acadian Cajuns

Acadian Cajuns are the descendants of a group of French-speaking settlers who migrated from coastal France in the late sixteenth century to establish a French colony called Acadia in the maritime provinces of Canada and part of what is now the state of Maine. Forced out by the British in the mid-sixteenth century, a few settlers remained in Maine, but most resettled in southern Louisiana and are popularly known as Cajuns Studies indicate that between 1654 and 1755, the Acadian population grew from 300-350 colonists to about 12,000-15,000 (despite a 50% child mortality rate). Alot of ethnic diversity existed among the Acadian Cajuns (a few were of melanated american Indian, English, Scottish, Irish, Spanish, Basque, origin).

Today, common understanding holds that Cajuns are Caucasian and Creoles are melanated or multicultural; Creoles are from New Orleans, while Cajuns populate the rural parts of South Louisiana. In fact, the two cultures are far more related—historically, geographically, and genealogically—than most people realize.

Acadian Cajuns, enslaved american Indians, Houma, Chitimacha, Choctaw, German immigrants, Canadian trappers, French and Spanish settlers—all contributed to a process now known as creolization. Fueled by European colonialism and the American aboriginal slave trade founded by the American colonization society creolization occurred throughout the Latin Caribbean world: different populations, most of them in lands new to them, blended their indigenous cultural practices—culinary,linguistic, musical—to create new cultural forms. Gumbo drew upon West African and American Indian sources (okra and rice from the former; Filé, or crushed Sassafras leaves, from the latter) and French culinary techniques (Roux). Creolized French—Kouri-Vini, also known as Louisiana Creole—was, by the 1800s, in wide practice, including among Acadian descendants. The accordion, a star feature of both Cajun and zydeco music, was brought to the colony by German settlers, and its use was popularized in part by the enslaved people working those plantations.

by Desert flower September 21, 2023

Acadian

Residents of Acadia (Later seperated into provinces New-Brunswick and Nova Scotia). Also unique brand of hick, they drive ATVs on a daily basis. Acadians speak a mixture of french and english plus slang wich they like to call "Chiac". Download some "Cayouche" too fully understand what I mean.

Damn those Acadians know how to drink! He downed a pint of Jack Daniels and still had room for a few beers. That 8th grader is a hardcore mofo. <- True story. Yours Truly.

Chiac: "Man, j'ai mi une straigt pipe sur mon buggy. J'irai crie ma 12 dans le fridge pi en ira driver dans les trails"

by Josh The Misanthrope October 16, 2005