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定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to describe going on a trip by oneself without sounding so alone or single.
用法: E.g. 放假時我比較鍾意solo trip，因為咩都唔洗煩。(I like going on solo trips during holiday because I don't need to bother with anything else.)
同義詞: 單獨旅行, 獨旅
參考: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/solo-trip
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a more sequential and orderly way of describing the progression of something, especially when giving instructions.
用法: E.g. 實際通常都係 step by step 咁去先會得到結果 中間所有野都唔理咪做唔到囉 (In practice, I usually go step by step in order to get results. I won't be able to do it if I don't care about everything in the middle.
同義詞: 逐步; 一步一步
定義: Often mistaken as a Japanese dessert, this is an Italian code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who are on a diet but cannot resist the temptation of eating desserts such as cheesecakes so they pick tiramisu which contains a lot less fat.
用法: E.g. 不如食埋tiramisu先埋單好嗎？我兒家減緊肥，不過唔算太過分啫？(What about eating a tiramisu before we get the bill? I am going on a diet, but I don’t think this would be too fat to eat?
同義詞: 提拉米蘇
參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3766385/page/1
定義: A chique sounding code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to going on a trip without quite knowing the particular destination.
用法: E.g. A: 今次假期又去邊到呀? B: 唔知呀，我鍾意去呢到travel吓，又去嗰到travel吓，總之去到邊就邊囉。(A: Where will you go this holiday? B: I don't know. I just like to travel here and travel there, just wherever I travel then where I go.)
同義詞: 旅遊
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term meaning "I don't know", which is derived from '唔知'.
用法: E.g. Me also 5g. (我都唔知)
同義詞: 唔知
參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/283411/大學生打字用火星文-10句港式英文拼音大挑戰-測試你識幾多#google_vignette
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: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.
同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話
定義: Originated from the classic riddle '童子軍跳彈床' meaning scout trampoline, this is a code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to express the meaning of 'I don't f***ing care' in informal situations.
用法: E.g. A: What do you want to eat for lunch? B: Scout dan la.
同義詞: 是鳩但
參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/童子軍跳彈床——是鳩但