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Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to a person's microphone being muted while in a meeting.
Usage: E.g. 同事：喂，我聽唔到呀，你mute左呀。快D搵人叫佢unmute返啦。
Definition: The Hong Kong way of referring to a female police officer (女警官).
Usage: E.g. 女警：Target出現。全世界出動！下屬：Yes, Madam！
Synonym: 女警官
Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: A code-mixing term used by all sorts of Hong Kongers to refer to the popular trading card game called Magic the Gathering.
Usage: E.g. A: 打唔打magic呀? B: 等我整吓我個deck先再同你揪。(A: Do you want to play magic? B: Let me sort out my deck first before I dual with you.)
Synonym: Magic the Gathering, 魔法風雲會
Reference: https://magic.wizards.com/zh-Hant
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe something or someone that is very similar to or combines very well with something or someone.
Usage: E.g. 哇，Ｄ顏色好match呀。 E.g. 你地簡直係perfect match呀！
Synonym: 配
Definition: A code-mixing term meaning female teacher.
Usage: Eg. Missy, 請問功課幾時交？ Eg. 仔仔，有d咩唔識記住問missy呀。
Synonym: 先生
Definition: Classified as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing style adopted by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to represent the upper class. (Notice that the letter m is a voiced consonant in this word and should be emphasized for extremely proper pronunciation.)
Usage: E.g. 我週末得閒既時候會同朋友去睇mmmovie。
Synonym: 電影
Definition: A code-mixing term that local student Hong Kongers use to refer to 'music society'.
Usage: E.g. 唔知mu so今個sem有咩搞呢？
Synonym: 音樂學會
Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by real ABC Hong Kongers to say 'please', 'excuse me' or 'thank you', depending on the situation. (唔該)
Usage: E.g. Mm goi. (To call the waiter at a restaurant) E.g. Mm goi jeh jeh (Excuse me, please let me through) E.g. Mm goi sai! (Thank you very much!) E.g. Set A lunch, mm goi. (Set A lunch, please) E.g. Mm goi, where is the MTR? (May I ask where is the MTR?)
Synonym: 唔該
Definition: Originated from a Steven Chow movie, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe a brief period of time where one wants to unleash his potential. (瞬間)
Usage: E.g. 我醬爆感覺到，喺呢個moment，要爆喇
Synonym: 瞬間
Reference: https://www.hk01.com/電影/46299/愛-回帶-少林足球-醬爆-變漲爆-何文輝愈撈愈掂
Definition: A romanised code-mixing term that is used by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to refer to '米線', which is a type of noodles that is very popular in Hong Kong and China.
Usage: E.g. 港女：Im so broke so I went into a random updup maiseen place eat din alone...
Synonym: 米線
Reference: https://topick.hket.com/article/2254771/wuddud＝核突%E3%80%80港女「流利」港式英語投訴米線店考起網民