Amy Mahon- slang Archives http://www.amymahon.com Personal blog of Amy Mahon, a web designer who enjoys gardening, cooking, crafts and cats Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Canadian Slang and Dialect http://www.amymahon.com/canada/canadian-slang-and-dialect/ http://www.amymahon.com/canada/canadian-slang-and-dialect/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:14:10 +0000 Amy Mahon http://www.amymahon.com/?p=190 EH!

  1. word you add to the end of a sentence, to ask for a response of agreement or disagreement, similar in meaning to “don’t you think?”, or “right?” (ie. “The Leafs are gonna lose this year, eh?”)
  2. expressive agreement (ie. “That was a great concert!” “Yeah I know, eh?”)
  3. ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed (ie “So. I was right there in the office, eh, and he said to pack my things”)

This is a word that Canadians are constantly made fun for, but people who mimic it usually do so in the wrong tone and context. For true Canadians this word will just roll off the tongue!

Term / Phrase What it means
Tim’s, Timmy’s, Timmy Ho’s Tim Horton’s: a cult coffee shop chain that Canadians swear by.
double-double If you’re at Tim Horton’s and you order this, you’ll receive a medium coffee with two creams and two sugars
deuce Similar to ‘dibs’ – you say this when you want to claim seconds on something. This can also be used in bathroom context (ie. “I need to drop a deuce”)
kills Similar to ‘deuce’ except you are claiming the last little bit of something
two-four a case containing 24 bottles of beer
LC, L-bo Nicknames for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. In Ontario you can’t buy hard liquor or beer from grocery stores.
brewski a beer
blue Labatt Blue, a type of beer brewed in my hometown of London, Ontario!
kegger a crazy college party in which one or several kegs of beer are consumed
mickey 1 pint of hard liquor
26er a 26 fl oz bottle of hard liquor
40 a 40 fl oz bottle of hard liquor
Texas mickey a 3L bottle of hard liquor (are you beginning to see a trend?)
doob, doobie rolled marijuana joint
roach what’s left of a doobie after it has been smoked
smoke n.- a cigarette
v.- the act of going outside to smoke (smoking is banned inside buildings)
big smoke, t-dot, T-O Toronto, Ontario
poutine a delicious portion of fries topped with cheese curds and gravy
Loonie a Canadian $1 coin
Toonie a Canadian $2 coin
deke 1.— to leave suddenly (ie. “Ashley deked out early on her party”)
2.— in hockey, to fake one way and then go the other to trick an opponent
hork to spit phlegm, usually on purpose (ie. “I horked on that teacher’s car”)
brutal really bad!
over the river border cities like Niagara Falls say this when referring to the USA
the states how we refer to the USA
Newfie derogatory term for people from Newfoundland & Labrador (sorry, Karen!)
bum derogatory term for a homeless person
hoser derogatory term to describe a man who sits at home and drinks beer all day. Made popular by Bob & Doug MacKenzie
“Take off” “Go away”
bathroom / washroom as opposed to toilet
cottage a small summer home on the Great Lakes that you flock to as soon as the nice weather arrives
serviette a nice looking napkin
cutlery / utensils knife, fork and spoon
faucet the bit of the sink that water comes out of
Kleenex tissue
homo milk full fat milk
hydro electricity
runners running shoes
touque winter hat
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  • slag: slut
  • chav: guy who wears sporty clothes and is a bit rough around the edges
  • pikey: ‘trailer trash’
  • bugger: jerk
  • git: someone with sub-par behaviour
  • cheeky git: lippy / rude person with sub-par behaviour
  • tosser: implies that the person masturbates excessively
  • wanker: implies that the person masturbates excessively
  • twit: someone who’s really dumb
  • nutter: someone who’s a few crayons short of a full box
  • ponce: someone who thinks they are overly smart / stylish (and aren’t)
  • todger: if you call someone this, you’re literally calling them a penis
There are many others, I’m sure, but this should get you started!
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