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Definition: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to hitting a ball towards the ground forcefully in tennis, which not only feels good when defeating someone with such a gesture, but also it sort of gives the person a feeling of breaking something into pieces.
Usage: E.g. 咁勁？！今次我要smash返你！(So powerful?! I'm going to smash you back!)Synonym: 殺球Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3898753/page/7
Definition: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe people with high standards of social, moral and ethical behaviour which covers everything from the way they look, dress, and talk.
Usage: E.g. 我覺得呢個行業既人都係好proper。(I think everybody in this industry are so proper.)Synonym: 規矩, 正當, 得體Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/4012349/page/1
Definition: Derived from the noun ‘maintenance’, this is a code-mixing verb used to refer to carrying out maintenance work on something in order to keep it running without errors and issues.
Usage: E.g. D code寫簡短啲，main就容易做啲啦。(Write simpler code so you can carry out maintenance more easily.)Synonym: Maintenance，維護Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2545265/page/1
Definition: This is a code-mixing phrase that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '諗到' in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 我暫時仲未figure out到點樣solve個problem。Reference: https://english.cool/code-switching/
Definition: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a Hong Kong girl with negative characteristics such as being materialistic, demanding, narcissistic, and suffering from 'princess sickness', and so on. The list of negative things can probably go on and on so it is better for the person reading this to search the internet themselves.
Usage: E.g. I am sick of my girlfriend! She is a Kong girl!
E.g. Can you stop being a Kong girl for a day? I need some freedom.
E.g. Kong girl: Will you buy me an LV handbag?Synonym: 港女Reference: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/7-signs-to-tell-if-youre-a-real-kong-girl
Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to sitting through a lecture without participating in it, which is usually used for those who don't belong to the class or course.
Usage: E.g. 同學：可以邀請我sit堂嗎？
E.g. 我見到嗰位先生成日要sit堂。係助教還是professor?
Definition: Often used as an idiom, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a stupid person. (For male version, see 'Robert')
Usage: E.g. 唔好當我係Lulu喎! (Stop treating me like a stupid person!)
Definition: Often used as an idiom, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a stupid person. (For female version, see 'Lulu')
Usage: E.g. 唔好當我係Robert喎! (Stop treating me like a stupid person!)
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