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  1. Nov 12, 2023 · This is a guide to Canadian slang. Learn how Canadians speak with over 100 slang terms, including words from the Northern Territories no other lists have!

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    • Beauty. An expression used when referring to something, or someone, exceptionally good. For example: “Too bad you missed the show last night. It was a real beauty”.
    • British California. British Columbia is the southwesternmost Canadian province, known for its warmer winters, laidback lifestyle, and high-quality marijuana.
    • Canuck. An informal term for an individual from Canada, instead of the more formal ‘Canadian’. Also, the nickname of the professional hockey team from Vancouver.
    • Chirping. Not the sound a bird makes, but making fun of someone or trash-talking the opposition during a competition. “Those annoying fans wouldn’t stop chirping the whole game.”
  2. Jan 17, 2024 · 29. Beauty. This slang word is common in Canadian lingo, but especially for Canadian hockey players. Beauty is used to say something is good (a beauty), or in place of ‘awesome’ if used on its own. For example, “What a beauty” or, if you really want to sound Canadian, keep it simple with, “Beauty, eh?” 30. Clicks

  3. Jun 30, 2023 · Sticking with Canadian slang words for clothing, the slang words gotch, gotchies, ginch, gonch, ginches, gitch, gitchies, gaunch, and possibly many other similar terms are used to refer to underpants. The Six. Fans of Canadian rapper Drake are likely familiar with The Six, the 6, or the 6ix. These numerical nicknames all refer to the city of ...

    • Queue. The term used to describe a lineup. Queueing is the verb for sitting in line. Related posts: The 100 Largest Airports in the US. What Are the Different Parts of a Coin?
    • Stag party. The Canadian version of a bachelor party. ‘ Stag party’ isn’t exclusively Canadian, however. The term is also partly used in the United Kingdom and Cyprus.
    • Beauty. A praising term used to describe a job, a service, or a product that has been well made. ‘ Beauty’ is the Canadian alternative to the European ‘German quality’ term.
    • Champagne birthday. The term doesn’t have anything to do with champagne. It simply describes the matching of your age with your date of birth. When you celebrate your 25th birthday on the 25th of May, for example, you call it your champagne birthday.
  4. Jun 12, 2024 · Canuck: A slang term for "Canadian" in the U.S. and Canada. It sometimes means "French Canadian" in particular, especially when used in the Northeast of the United States and in Canada. Adopted as the name of the National Hockey League team in Vancouver. Sometimes jokingly pronounced can-OOK (not used this way for the hockey team, aka "the Nucks").

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  6. Oct 28, 2024 · Moreover, Canadian slang is thought to be the blend of “park” and “(arc)ade.” Phrase: I’ll meet you after parking my Chevy in the parkade. 27. Stagette. A stagette is essentially the Canadian version of a bachelorette party. This Canadian slang refers to the celebrations the close friends of a bride-to-be throw for her.

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