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Definition: A code-mixing phrase that a Jayden Mami loves to use to refer to a more casual way of learning something rather than the formal way of acquiring skills and information.
Usage: E.g. Jayden呀，有時間就去pick up English啦。你唔用既話會好快forget架。(Jayden, go and pick up English when you have time. If you don't use it, you will forget it.)
Synonym: 學識; 練習
Reference: https://hk.amazingtalker.com/questions/8407
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the Cantonese swear word '仆街', which literally translates to 'trip on the street'.
Usage: E.g. 聽日交唔到貨就PK喇！ E.g. 玩我？！ 你個PK！
Definition: Transliterated from '玻璃心' meaning 'heart made of glass', this is a code-mixing phrase used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to someone who can be easily hurt and broken, just like as fragile as glass.
Usage: E.g. He is very manly but he is actually a polly shum when it comes to love.
Synonym: 玻璃心
Reference: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now
Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to getting out of the singles' pool so that you are finally dating someone!
Usage: E.g. 我平時咁宅，估唔到有一日會出pool。
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: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to display your level of knowledge, as if you come from higher education background.
Usage: E.g. 老闆：我覺得呢個idea好有potential。快D走去落實啦。 E.g. 我覺得你個人好有potential。不過就寸左Ｄ。
Definition: An irreplaceable code-mixing term meaning to deliver a speech, as saying the Cantonese equivalent term '匯報' would sound too old school and non-colloquial.
Usage: E.g. 你幾時要present呀？ E.g. 今次份assignment難唔難present呀？
Reference: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers
Definition: A shortened code-mixing term for 'professional'. (adjective)
Usage: E.g. 哇，你打tennis好pro呀。可以叫你一聲大佬嗎？ E.g. 耳機都買到咁靚？洗唔洗咁pro呀？
Synonym: 專業
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '教授'.
Usage: E.g. 有咩唔識快D問Professor啦！ E.g. Professor到未架，咁耐既？
Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
Definition: A word that Hong Kong local students use to refer to a large piece of work, which is often done in group setting.
Usage: E.g. 今學期你有咩group project呀？（課題）
Reference: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch