Michigander vs Wolverine - What's the difference?
michigander | wolverine | Synonyms |
A solitary, fierce member of the weasel family, Gulo gulo .
* 1920 , , The Understanding Heart , Chapter IV
*:“Wish I'd been more polite to that girl,” the sheriff remarked regretfully. “ I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine . … I know she'd have give me another drink of that old moonshine she has.”
# A male wolverine, (a female wolverine being called an angeline).
Wolverine is a synonym of michigander.
As nouns the difference between michigander and wolverine
is that michigander is one who lives in or comes from Michigan while wolverine is a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family, Gulo gulo.michigander
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(wikipedia Michigander)Usage notes
Preferred but not universal endonym for residents of Michigan. A 2011 poll of Michigan residents found 58% preferred Michigander , 12% preferred Michiganian, 12% had no preference, and 11% did not like either term.Poll: 'Michiganders' embrace the label
