syrup

Exemplary or indicative of Canadian life, interests, or ideals (often stereotypically so). Ice hockey is about as Canadian as maple syrup. You're from Vancouver. What do you consider to be Canadian as maple syrup? If you're in Canada, forget about Starbucks—Tim Horton's is as Canadian as maple syrup.

To be exemplary or indicative of Canadian life, interests, or ideals (often stereotypically so). Ice hockey is about as Canadian as maple syrup. You're from Vancouver. What do you consider to be Canadian as maple syrup? If you're in Canada, forget about Starbucks—Tim Horton's is as Canadian as maple syrup.

slang A wig. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "syrup" is short for "syrup of figs," which rhymes with "wig." Primarily heard in UK. Oh, he's wearing a syrup for sure—there's no way he still has that much hair at his age.

slang A wig. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "figs" rhymes with "wig." (Syrup of figs is a laxative.) Primarily heard in UK. Oh, he's wearing a syrup of figs for sure—there's no way he still has that much hair at his age.