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定義: Derived from '寸' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is cocky or arrogant.
用法: E.g. 知道你叻喇！不過洗唔洗咁inch呀？（in廚)
同義詞: 寸
參考: https://www.hk01.com/熱爆話題/159516/konglish-港式英語鬧爆疑似第三者-網民-香港人先會明嘅英文
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe people who are really just minding their own business but not necessarily alone or single.
用法: E.g. 呢間bar啲人點呀？係唔係個個都好individual咁樣呀？ (How are the people in this bar? Are they all really just minding their own business?)
同義詞: 單獨
參考: https://www.threads.com/@matthew_lam1116/post/DAcSyqdScem?hl=zh-hk
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to a meeting invitation sent out by the MS Outlook software.
用法: E.g. 係咪聽日想開會傾呢樣野？唔該send個invitation黎先。
同義詞: 邀請
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to treating someone a meal, such as lunch or dinner.
用法: E.g. Can you invite you to dinner today?
同義詞: 請
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkP4AAqaKTk
定義: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers often use to ask someone to go to an event in a polite and semi-formal manner.
用法: E.g. A: 可唔可以叫埋我個friend黎？B: 好呀，等我invite埋佢啦。(A: Can you get my friend to come as well? B: Sure, let me invite him.)
同義詞: 邀請
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2051830/page/2
定義: (verb) A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers like to use to refer to paper being stuck in a printer.
用法: E.g. 個printer又jam紙？唔係掛？
同義詞: 卡住紙
參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ
定義: An Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a set of viral videos created by two Hong Kong KOL Matthew (matthewpwj_) and Janice (janicewanwan), where typical Hong Kong modern mothers are being imitated and mocked by their Cantonese-English code-mixing conversation style that is supposedly awkward. Even though "Jayden" is taken as a popular name for boys in Hong Kong, other names such as Eunice, Benson, Hailey and many more are used.
用法: E.g. Jayden, Mommy told you not to play all day. Have you done your homework?
同義詞: Jayden之亂
定義: Short for 'job description', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kong HR departments like to use to refer to the piece of text that describes the job nature and responsibilities of a position in a company, which may be long or short depending on how much they want an applicant to know about the job.
用法: E.g. 又話會send份JD比我睇？你send左去邊度？(I thought you were going to send me the JD to have a look? Where did you send it to?)
同義詞: 工作內容
參考: https://english.cool/job-description/
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used to describe something that is very good or awesome.
用法: E.g. The food is so jeng! (正) E.g. The movie was ho jeng ah! (好正呀)
同義詞: 正
定義: This is an Englishised term of the Cantonese words '著數', which refers to advantages that one can offer.
用法: E.g. 如果我幫你，你會比我D咩ｊｅｔｓｏ先？
同義詞: 著數
參考: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2038083/what-exactly-jetso