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Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to get someone to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'ja ja lum'.)
Usage: E.g. La la lum get your homework done! E.g. Leave now or you'll miss the train! La la lum la!
Synonym: 嗱嗱臨
Definition: A Kongish code-mixing term that is likely to have derived from '輕輕地', which is an adverb that means 'gently'. Even though the 'dick' in the expression seems to refer to the male's penis, it is most likely a typo according to some native Hong Kongers and the AI. However, it is also purported to be the transliteration of ‘的’, which translates to ‘輕輕的‘, an expression that is often used by the Taiwanese poet Hamilton Hsu (徐志摩）.
Usage: E.g. Let me light light dick remind you... E.g. Light light dick push har.
Synonym: 輕輕地
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
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong girls love to use to ask their boyfriends whether they feel sad or regret about not having their presence at times, as ‘掛住‘ in Cantonese could just be merely thinking about someone without such emotions, which is not enough to satisfy a Hong Kong girl’s demands.
Usage: E.g. 呢幾日我地冇見。有冇miss我呀？ (We have not seen each other these several days. Do you miss me?)
Synonym: 掛住, 想念
Reference: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=17173491
Definition: Often mistaken as 'no thanks' or refusal to an offer, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to acknowledge someone's gratitude, which is comparable to 'You are welcome'.
Usage: E.g. 岩岩做野果時幫佢手 佢同我講Thanks。我諗唔到除左No Thanks/ It’s Fine之外仲有咩回應。(When I started working for him at that time, he used to say 'thanks'. But I could not think of any phrases other than 'No Thanks/It's fine' as a response.)
Synonym: 唔洗唔該
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/599066/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to being open-minded about sex, which is extremely appropriate to use to describe someone due to its hidden sexual connotations.
Usage: E.g. 外表斯文，內裡open。(He/she is gentle on the outside, open on the inside.)
Synonym: 豪放
Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to ‘out of budget’, which is used by working class Hong Kongers in business meetings.
Usage: 做project management只睇兩樣。第一就係有冇outside個scope，第二就係有冇out bud。
Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to ‘out of syllabus’, which is used by local school students in Hong Kong.
Usage: Past paper條題目out c左。
Synonym: 非考試範圍
Definition: Purportedly to have originated from the name of a disposable diaper, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Konger use as a euphemistic way to refer to a person's buttocks, which is very appropriate to say when talking to toddlers.
Usage: E.g. 唔好曳啊，曳就打PAT-PAT (Don't be naughty, or else I will hit your buttocks)
Synonym: 屁股
Reference: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/PAT-PAT
Definition: Often shortened to 'pkm' in textspeak, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to refer to Pokemon. However, it is not to be confused with 'PK' in Cantonese, which is a vulgar expression meaning to tell someone to go to h*ll.
Usage: E.g 你本身唔中意pkm點爆都唔會開心 (If you don't like Pokemon, you will never be happy ripping open card boosters.)
Synonym: Pokemon
Reference: https://www.threads.com/@plee_0107/post/DakcU7DEg0D/