Slang

Mountie

This page is about the slang term Mountie

Meaning

a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

For example

  • The Mounties are heroes in our family. They searched for my son when he was lost in the Rockies, and found him alive after three long days.

  • The Mounties look so handsome and proud in their form-fitting, leather-strapped uniforms.

Origin: short for "mounted police"

Quick Quiz

If you are being helped by a Mountie, you are almost certainly in

a. Nepal

b. Canada

c. Peru
a) Nepal b) Canada c) Peru

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Contributor: Matt Errey