Talk:Newfoundland outport

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[edit] Outport -> Bay wop?

Quoth the article:

On the island of Newfoundland, residents of the capital city of St. John's would frequently be referred to as townies, whereas those not from St. John's would be referred to as bay wops - derived from outport.

Surely that derivation is a folk etymology? I don't see how you get one from the other. Isn't it more likely to be an ethnic slur in origin (since a lot of Basque and Portugese fishermen worked in Newfoundland waters)? --Jfruh 21:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

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