Scandahoovian adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(slang) American and of Scandinavian ancestry.If my father is a rough old brute of a pig-headed Scandahoovian sailor, then my sweetheart is the darlingest and loveliest of women, although she is scarcely more than a child. — 1911 noun1 •(slang) An American of Scandinavian ancestry. formsScandahoovians · more Scandahoovian · most Scandahoovian