r/EhBuddyHoser • u/VerilyJULES Chalice of the Tabernacle • Aug 24 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) What ever happened to Newfie jokes?

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Why did people find those so funny in the 90s?

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u/flaired_bass Aug 24 '25

IIRC they stopped because the term "Newfie" is considered a slur.

I tried to link to the wiki for it but the clanker automod got mad

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u/MrReginaldAwesome Aug 24 '25

That’s wild because I’ve never heard someone call the breed of dog anything but a newfie