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Definition: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers in place of the expletive f-word in English when one is angry and wants to curse. However, the usage of this term may actually only refer to scolding someone and nothing to do with cursing or having sexual intercourse at all. Sometimes, ‘ed’ or ‘ing’ is added to the verb to indicate tense in case the listener finds it ungrammatical.
Usage: E.g. Diu! I lost the game again! E.g. My teacher diu'ed me for talking in class today. E.g. Stop diuing me! It wasn’t my fault. Are you crazy?!
Synonym: 屌
Reference: https://www.instagram.com/p/DU5Y2vjEzbU/?img_index=2&igsh=MWlxaDBhbHJlYTR6aA== (use mobile version)
Definition: Often pronounced as 'launch', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a club lounge in a hotel.
Usage: E.g. 唔該，請問個lounge喺邊？我想搵個位坐吓先。
Synonym: 休息聽
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mz8kUbNcMw
Definition: With a literal meaning of 'humbly receive', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who work in Japanese companies to express politeness before starting to eat a meal, which is equivalent to "Let's eat" in English.
Usage: E.g. A: Itadakimas! B: 其實係唔係一定要講？A: 唔係，不過有禮貌啲囉。(A: Itadakimas! B: Do we actually have to say this? A: No, but it's more polite if we do.)
Synonym: 開飯喇, 唔客氣喇, Let's eat
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itadakimasu
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a meal set offered by a karaoke lounge bar or club.
Usage: E.g. 今日去唔去食K lunch呀？一百蚊又可以唱又食，好鬼死抵。(Do you want to have K lunch today? Can sing and eat at the price of just $100, so frigging cheap.)
Synonym: 卡啦OK午餐
Reference: https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/activity/detail/20009510/唱k推介2024丨全港16大卡啦ok好去處-最平-36起-日文k都有-附地址-收費詳情
Definition: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to a simulated military battle game where air guns are used. It is more appropriate to use than the Cantonese equivalent ‘野戰‘ because fighting a wild battle has sexual connotations in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 男：不如一齊打war game好嗎？ 女：好呀 (Boy: What about playing war game together? Girl: Sure!) E.g. 男：不如一齊打野戰好嗎？女：*啪！* (Boy: What about fighting a wild battle together? Girl: *Slap!*
Synonym: 野戰
Reference: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin/cbrc/cbcl/doc/ppt/david_li.pdf
Definition: A code-mixing term that is often used by people in the IT sector to refer to a computer bug (漏洞).
Usage: E.g. 唔係掛？今次個program有咁多bug？！
Synonym: 漏洞
Definition: A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by local Hong Kong students to refer to having no time for activities such as dinner or party, which doesn't necessarily mean they have no more time left in their lives such as due to a terminal illness.
Usage: E.g. A: Do you want to join the party tonight? B: I have no time.
Synonym: 我冇時間
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj7SHv4Jhw4
Definition: A romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a top student who scores high marks in school.
Usage: E.g. You got straight A's for your exams? You must be a hok ba!
Synonym: 學霸
Definition: This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '跳過'.
Usage: E.g. 條題目好難。skip左先啦。
Synonym: 跳過
Reference: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/
Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to an equipment that helps connect computer networks together.
Usage: E.g. 個router係咪壞左？點解冇network既？
Synonym: 路由器
Reference: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ