Newfoundland speed bump

English Noun Newfoundland speed bump en Canada humorous A moose, especially one which is in a roadway. en Aug 16 1992 Jack Schnedler On the Edge in Newfoundland Chicago Sun-Times 1 [W]e bought a widely sold poster with the caption "Newfoundland Speed Bump" above the photograph of an ornately antlered bull moose halting traffic. en 2009 Eric Harris Editor's notebook: To the Tablelands, Canadian Geographic 129 5 9 He pitched his first freelance feature to Canadian Geographic . . . a cover story about the province's plaguelike overpopulation of moose, also known as Newfoundland speed bumps. en terms derived from toponyms