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Definition: A phrase used by native Hong Kongers to affirm that something is true or obvious, usually among friends and relatives in informal settings, especially with the particle 'la' in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 朋友: 今日出街記住載口罩。 你：Of course啦！
E.g. 女朋友: 哇，你好叻呀。 你：Of course啦！
E.g. 男朋友: 估唔到你咁醒目。 你：Of course啦！
Definition: A more sophisticated way of expressing chance (機會) in Cantonese, as the English term denotes prospect for advancement or success.
Usage: E.g. 好多謝貴公司今日比呢個opportunity我地黎做個presentation．Synonym: 機會
Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to putting information into a computer. (載入)
Usage: E.g. 點解個website load咁耐都load唔到架？Load得咁慢真係GG喇。Synonym: 載入
Definition: A more informal and linguistically efficient way of saying the Cantonese equivalent term '上傳'. Often pronounced as 'po' instead of 'post'.
Usage: E.g. 喂，你今次po張相好鬼靚喎。
Definition: Often used as '嘥gas', this is a code-mixing term that is used by native Hong Kongers to refer to wasting one's efforts.
Usage: E.g. 你唔洗嘥gas，佢唔會聽你講。Synonym: 嘥gas，白費功夫Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW0x5-SyI4o
Definition: A code-mixing term by native Hong Kongers to avoid saying the word 'like' in order to sound more professional in formal situations, or to avoid sounding biased when you like one item more than another.
Usage: E.g. 你prefer今星期邊一日interview呀？
E.g. 你prefer幾點睇戲呀？
E.g. 我prefer佢個idea多D。Synonym: 比較喜歡
Definition: (textspeak, vulgar) A code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers when they laugh so f***ing hard that they could literally or figuratively trip and fall on the street. Sometimes, the acronym be translated into different versions in order to act like euphemism for a swear word phrase.
Usage: E.g. sldpk (少年的拼勁) (Hong Kong artist Lam Ka-hin used “sldpk” in a post on his social media, justifying his usage with a Cantonese word pun to refer to the swear word phrase indirectly.)Synonym: 笑撚到仆街; 少年的拼勁; 成龍打保錡Reference: https://tyr-jour.hkbu.edu.hk/2024/12/15/canto-slang-connects-gen-zers-in-hong-kong/
Definition: An Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a set of viral videos created by two Hong Kong KOL Matthew (matthewpwj_) and Janice (janicewanwan), where typical Hong Kong modern mothers are being imitated and mocked by their Cantonese-English code-mixing conversation style that is supposedly awkward. Even though "Jayden" is taken as a popular name for boys in Hong Kong, other names such as Eunice, Benson, Hailey and many more are used.
Usage: E.g. Jayden, Mommy told you not to play all day. Have you done your homework?Synonym: Jayden之亂Reference: https://www.thestandard.com.hk/social-buzz/article/329055/Jayden-mania-How-a-viral-meme-mocking-Hong-Kong-parenting-is-sweeping-the-internet
Definition: A shortened term for the word 'socialise' in English, which may mean different things in various situations.
Usage: E.g. 喂，你so吓人好喎？(to show that you care about others)
E.g. 喂，唔好成日掛住soＤ女仔啦。(to court somebody)
E.g. 喂，後生仔要出黎soso吓先得架嘛。(to socialise)
E.g. 喂，你最近好似唔係好so-so喎。(being social)
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