So, What Exactly Is a Bluenose?

I had never heard the term before reading this article.  I supposed it had something to do with seafaring or privateers.

According to Wikipedia,  it was originally a name applied to people from Nova Scotia, Canada in the early 18th century.

The Dictionary says the term is used for inhabitants of Canada's Maritime Provinces, especially Nova Scotia.  In nautical slang, it means a ship from Nova Scotia or a sailor on one of those ships.

Originally considered a derisive name before the Loyalists (I imagine American Loyalists going there after independence).  Allegedly it comes from a variety of potatoes which have bluish tips.

There have also been some famous Nova Scotian racing ships with that name.

So, Now You Know.  --Brock-Perry