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Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a game where a player hits a plastic ball with holes in it using a small racquette, which usually appeals more to females who find playing tennis too difficult.
Usage: E.g. 早幾年啲女興行山（有對腳就行得）、做GYM（有手有腳就可以鳩做＋打卡）。之後就開始Tennis，但門檻較高，同埋太多女學極都係咁廢，三分鐘熱度就收皮。而家就開始pickle ball，因為夠易玩 (In the past few years, girls were interested in hiking (you can walk if you have feet) and doing gym (you can do it if you have hands and feet + take pictures). Then they started playing tennis, but the learning curve is higher, and too many were extremely useless even when they kept learning, or they just gave up after 3 minutes. Now they started playing pickleball because it's easy enough to play.)
Synonym: 匹克球
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3987075/page/1
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who likes leeching off others. (菠羅雞 - bo1 lo4 gai1)
Usage: E.g. That girl is such a pineapple chicken! She just comes every time for the benefits and does not share or contribute.
Synonym: 菠羅雞
Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/60017/
Definition: A more positive-sounding code-mixing term compared to the same item (計劃) in Cantonese. Often pronounced as 'pan'.
Usage: E.g. 做D咩都要plan定先得架麻。 E.g. 做Ｄ咩都要計劃好先得架麻。(you may sound like a schemer in this one! XD)
Reference: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf
Definition: A set of code-mixing verbs that a Jayden Mami likes to forcefully use to educate their children on how to spend their time wisely on leisure and work.
Usage: E.g. Jayden呀，Mami told you 唔好成日掛住play，要study多啲，同埋do完哂啲homework先watch TV啦！(Jayden, Mami told you not to always play, you need to study more, and you should finish your homework before you watch TV!)
Synonym: 玩; 讀書; 睇
Reference: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXDXFJxzrUw/ (use mobile version)
Definition: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to making someone happy, satisfied and giving them pleasure, which is really not an easy task for anyone to do, but at least it doesn't always mean to win someone's favour by flattery like '取悦' in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 宣萱自揭離開無綫原因：原來可能要刷鞋，要please一啲你唔想please嘅人，咁我問自己得唔得？唔得。(Jessica Hester Hsuan reveals the reason for leaving TVB: It turns out that you may have to make up to people, to please those who you don't want to please, so I ask myself can I? No.)
Synonym: 使滿意, 開心; 取悦
Reference: https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/entertainment/20260202/bkn-20260202190138911-0202_00862_001.html
Definition: Often seen as redundant, this is a code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers when they really want to show politeness towards the email's receiver in a request.
Usage: E.g. Please kindly find the attached document.
Synonym: 請
Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to someone who is extremely introverted and prefers being alone all the time.
Usage: E.g. Get yourself out and meet some people! Stop being such a poisonous guy!
Synonym: 毒男
Reference: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-quick-lesson-must-know-hong-kong-slang
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a physical position that a person arranges and fixates in order to be photographed, which is often more difficult that it seems.
Usage: E.g. 自拍唔洗愁擺pose！10大熱門韓星IG影相手勢整理 (No need to worry about posing for selfies anymore! Here is a compilation of top 10 popular Korean stars IG photo gestures)
Synonym: 姿势
Reference: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/60213634/自拍唔洗愁擺pose-10大熱門韓星ig影相手勢整理-跟住影相零失誤
Definition: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe someone or something that is of upper class quality such as the way a person talks and does things, regardless of occupation or how much money one makes.
Usage: E.g. posh 嘅 British accent 好 posh 大部份都唔 posh (A posh British accent is really posh, but most are not posh.)
Synonym: 高雅
Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/BAa2pmfXlQ/
Definition: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to express a choice in something without stating their favour or to avoid sounding picky.
Usage: E.g. 我今晚既preference係食西餐，但係又唔代表我成日都鍾意。(My preference is western cuisine tonight, but that doesn't mean I like it all the time.)
Synonym: 偏愛; 偏好; 優先選擇
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3316788/page/27
