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Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to a female janitor or cleaner.
Usage: E.g. My aunt is a sodiasm in Queen Elizabeth hospital.
Synonym: 掃地阿嬸
Reference: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now?utm_campaign=likeshopme&utm_medium=instagram&utm_source=dash+hudson&utm_content=www.instagra (use mobile version)
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to 'Occupied but Available' in boy-girl relationships.
Usage: E.g. Occupied but Available （有伴侶但仍接受追求，即可一腳踏N船）(In a relationship but is still accepting new relationships, meaning that you can be in an N number of relationships at the same time.)
Synonym: Occupied but Available
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2812430/page/8
Definition: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to refer to a washroom or restroom in a direct manner without sounding too blunt.
Usage: E.g. Jessie, 你宜家好去定toilet呀, 如果陣間watching, Mami唔想stand up disturb到人呀。(Jessie, you should go to the toilet now. Later while watching movie, Mami doesn't want to stand up and disturb anybody.)
Synonym: 廁所
Reference: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZmrL7QghVL/?igsh=dHAyMGZjMG95aHNz (use mobile version)
Definition: Known as Kongish and derived from '柒頭' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe or scold someone who is stupid and brainless like a dickhead. (龜頭)
Usage: E.g. You seven head go and collect skin! (你個柒頭去收皮啦！)
Synonym: 柒頭
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Definition: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who think that there should not be work life balance in a job.
Usage: E.g. 鍾培生：創立HKTCG呢段時間，我發現工作係唔應該有work life balance！(Derek Chung: Since founding HKTCG, I’ve realized that work shouldn't be about "work-life balance"!)
Synonym: 工作與生活平衡
Definition: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to describe a child who is chubby in a lighthearted way.
Usage: E.g. Fat boy，Mami同你講左好多次架喇，啲soup咁hot，仲咁快咁樣隊落去，要blow下先得架麻？(Fat boy, Mami told you so many times. The soup is so hot, and you still shove it into your mouth that fast. Blow it first you know?)
Synonym: 肥仔
Reference: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaINmQPARlx/ (use mobile version)
Definition: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to the physics, chemistry and biology subjects in an ultra convenient and orderly fashion.
Usage: E.g. 今次考試要讀哂phy chem bi，真係幾攞命呀。(I will need to study all of physics, chemistry and biology for this exam, which is quite taxing.)
Synonym: 物理, 化學, 生物
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/1802219/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to say good morning because they cannot pronounce the Cantonese equivalent words '早晨' properly.
Usage: E.g. ＡＢＣ：Jo sun! 本土香港人：吓？你講咩話？ ＡＢＣ：Good morning!
Synonym: 早晨
Definition: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to steamed rice noodle rolls, which is a popular snack at street food vendors. However, this is not to be confused with ‘fun cheung’, which means ‘dick face’ in English.
Usage: E.g. Let‘s eat some fun cheung at a Chinese restaurant! Sorry, I mean cheung fun!
Synonym: 腸粉
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a neutral and factual way of referring to interview feedback of disapproval.
Usage: E.g. 今次interview既feedback都冇D咩negative野。(The interview feedback this time did not have anything negative.)
Synonym: 負面
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/1058101/page/1