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定義: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to describe a child who is chubby in a lighthearted way.
用法: E.g. Fat boy，Mami同你講左好多次架喇，啲soup咁hot，仲咁快咁樣隊落去，要blow下先得架麻？(Fat boy, Mami told you so many times. The soup is so hot, and you still shove it into your mouth that fast. Blow it first you know?)
同義詞: 肥仔
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaINmQPARlx/ (使用手機版本)
定義: A chic way of saying the word 'feel' in Cantonese, in order to avoid sounding old-fashioned.
用法: E.g. 晨早樓樓係到食薯片，好唔岩ｆｅｅｌ喎。(noun) E.g. 喂，你今日著成咁，好ＭＫｆｅｅｌ喎。 (noun) E.g. 我ｆｅｅｌ到佢對我有意思。(verb) E.g. 我對你已經冇哂ｆｅｅｌ喇。 (noun)
參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
定義: (noun) A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe an experience as pleasurable. However, it can also be used to refer to having romantic feelings towards a person.
用法: E.g. 呢間bar好有feel。(This bar has a good vibe.) E.g. 唔好意思，我對你冇feel。(Sorry, but I don’t have any feelings for you.)
同義詞: 感覺; 氣氛; 心情
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNvk8qHZBN-/ (使用手機版本)
定義: A useful alternative if your boss is tired of hearing the word 'somehow' when you want to avoid saying 'I don't know' to a question.
用法: E.g. For some reason個file corrupt左。 E.g. For some reason個printer壞左。 E.g. For some reason今次個客唔搵我地。
定義: Sometimes used with a negation particle such as '唔' meaning 'not' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe something as not very kind and pleasant in a less direct and personal way, even though the word is usually used to describe a person.
用法: E.g. 你講得岩。香港揸車唔係咁friendly。(You are right. Driving in Hong Kong isn't very friendly.)
同義詞: 友善
定義: Originated from ‘gg’ meaning ‘game over' and often transliterated as the loan word ‘豬‘ meaning pig, this is a code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to describe situations where they have lost or think they already lost. Even though ‘豬‘ has a similar sound as 'g', this is not to be mistaken as a mispronunication as a pig represents stupidity in Cantonese and fits the context and meaning entirely. Also said to have originated from Taiwanese.
用法: E.g. 今次對手咁勁，真係豬喇喎。(Our opponents are so powerful this time, it's really game over.) E.g. 今次考試豬左。(My exam results is game over.)
同義詞: 豬, 完了，GG
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3388417/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a less explicit way of referring to the period of time a person has not worked especially to employers because it tends to sound small and tiny like a door gap.
用法: E.g. 如果兩個都差唔多，先揀冇gap個個，因為有gap個個驚佢太自由奔放走左去 (If both candidates are almost the same, I'll choose the one without a gap first, because I'm afraid the one with a gap will leave the company quickly like he has too much freedom.)
同義詞: 間隔；空窗期
定義: Often used as '嘥gas', this is a code-mixing term that is used by native Hong Kongers to refer to wasting one's efforts.
用法: E.g. 你唔洗嘥gas，佢唔會聽你講。
同義詞: 嘥gas，白費功夫
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW0x5-SyI4o
定義: A euphemistic way of saying to somebody that you want to teach them a lesson or show them what you've got. (比D顏色你睇)
用法: E.g. 咁寸?! Let me give you some color see see!
同義詞: 比D顏色你睇
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students when they want to pause and think how to answer a question, even though it doesn't necessarily imply their ignorance.
用法: E.g. 唔識答就話that’s a very good question, 然後帶佢遊花園 (If you don't know how to answer, just say that's a very good question. Then beat around the bush.)
同義詞: 問得好
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2767347/page/3