Definitions

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  • proper noun Canada the Montreal Canadiens hockey club
  • proper noun Canada Plural form of Hab.

Etymologies

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From the French, Habs

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Examples

  • In my younger years I was what you called a Habs fan.

    Protest or not to protest 2007

  • When Turco eventually returned the fiver, he'd crossed out the word "Habs" in "Habs Rule" and replaced it with "Turco Rules."

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ERIC DUHATSCHEK 2011

  • Although this was the 5,998th game in Habs history, it was only the second time the team has played a regular-season game on Friday the 13th.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • At the time, many Francophone Quebecers referred to themselves in French as habitants, or settlers, and the nickname Habs was taken up by some, although that name is almost exclusively used by English-speaking fans now.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2009

  • At the time, many francophone Quebecers referred to themselves in French as habitants, or settlers, and the nickname Habs was taken up by some, although that name is almost exclusively used by English-speaking fans now.

    Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories 2009

  • Caps vs. Habs is one of this year's match-ups where I would cheer for either of the teams if they were playing someone else (someone like, say, the Wings or -- I don't even want to type this -- the Canucks). (

    mrissa: This icon gets less appropriate by the minute, so I'm trying to write faster. mrissa 2010

  • The Habs are a business like the other twenty-nine NHL franchises, but one whose bedrock of support is predicated upon the belief that they are us and we are them.

    Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010–2011 Rob Higgins 2010

  • The Habs are a business like the other twenty-nine NHL franchises, but one whose bedrock of support is predicated upon the belief that they are us and we are them.

    Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010–2011 Rob Higgins 2010

  • The Habs are a business like the other twenty-nine NHL franchises, but one whose bedrock of support is predicated upon the belief that they are us and we are them.

    Higgins Hockey Fantasy Index 2010-2011 Rob Higgins 2010

  • Simple test to see if you'll like it: if you groan at the idea of Habs and Leafs jerseys being used to represent the two solitudes, well, it doesn't get much deeper than that.

    sirilyan Diary Entry sirilyan 2002

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