snowbilly
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Meaning · English
A person from rural areas of northern North America, especially a rural white Canadian, Alaskan or Upper Midwesterner, living where the temperatures in the winter dip below freezing.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The "damnyankees" can't agree with the Georgia Crackers, and they won't have any truck with the "snowbillies" or the Eskimos.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “snowbilly” mean?
A person from rural areas of northern North America, especially a rural white Canadian, Alaskan or Upper Midwesterner, living where the temperatures in the winter dip below freezing.
Is “snowbilly” formal or informal?
snowbilly is generally derogatory, slang.