Canadian terminology and slang help

In Canadian English/slang:

Tough guy
Tomboy
First-rater

Sorry, but we don't call them anything else that I'm aware of!

well, tomboys are sometimes called dykes
...it's a joke..

what is a first-rater?

A first-rater- a striking or impressive person or thing.

Two terms for tough guy: tough gut and Gino
I'm assuming that since Gina is the fem.of Gino-this is a tomboy.

There have to be others.

a Gina is a club-girl of Italian/Mediterranean descent

a Gino is her male counterpart


<at least that's the case here in Ontario>

What do they call street people?

depends on the type of street person - could be a panhandler, a rubbie, a street person ... lots of variants

All the terms you're asking for, we pretty much say the same way. I'll tell you though, everytime I'm in the States and I ask for the following, I'm looked at like a freak:

Washroom
Plum Sauce
and Do you take debit?

Also, no matter how much of a stereotype it is, (unless they're a Newfie) we don't say''a-boot!''

What is a rubbie?

A first-rater is a striking or impressive person/thing.

What is a rubbie?
What do you call some who's strong both physiacally and emotionally?

Sozobe?

What do you call someone who's attractive, or impressive?
A rascal?
A rogue?
A troublemaker?
Someone large or powerful?

A rubbie would be a drunk

OOps....I wasn't answering that part....I meant the STRONG thing.

Thank you, Lord Ellpus.

Lord Ellpus, do you know any Canadianisms for a "tomboy" or "tough female"?

Rubby...Rubbie

A drinker of rubbing alcohol...serious alcoholic

A troublemaker?

**** disturber.

Strong both physically and emotionally?

A rock.

Your tomboy/ tough female query needs context I think.

"Dyke" is frequently used to convey more masculine *seeming* lesbians. It isn't generally considered polite, though it has been reclaimed/adopted by some lesbian motorcyclists and others.

"Dykes on Bikes," is part of the Gay Pride Parade each year.

Several other less flattering terms have been used to describe tough females - "bitch" comes to mind.

If there's an implication the person is considered more masculine than feminine perhaps "butch."

Joe Blow, I can't use a term like "Sh*t disturber"-do you know any synonyms that don't incorporate expletives?