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定義: (adj.) A code-mixing term used to describe someone or something as being very trendy.
用法: E.g. 哇，你今日著得好IN呀。 E.g. 聽返D流行音樂，咁先夠IN架嘛。 E.g. 做後生仔要夠IN先得架嘛。
同義詞: 潮
定義: A code-mixing phrase that overseas educated Hong Kongers use when they want to express their well-educated guess or opinion on a subject matter without sounding so formal and bookish.
用法: E.g. 呢個program我覺得in general係幾學到野。(I think I can really learn from this program in general.)
同義詞: 一般而言
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3990504/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers when they want to ask for a deeper analytical understanding of something.
用法: E.g. 你睇完本書有咩insight? (What insights do you have after reading the book?)
同義詞: 見解; 睇法
參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/202301935/202301935_1.pdf
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: The Hong Kong way of referring to the invoice sent to customers, as '發票' is rarely used.
用法: E.g. 張invoice send左比個客未呀？ E.g. 喂，你咁快send左invoice黎係咪想追我數呀？
同義詞: 發票
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe something as more inferior in quality than another without saying it's of bad quality.
用法: E.g. 我去過呢間bar。It's even worse!
同義詞: 更加差
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3047481/page/1
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to tell somebody to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'la la lum')
用法: E.g. Ja ja lum go to school now or you will miss the bus! Eg. Finish your homework! Ja ja lum la!
同義詞: 咋咋臨
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: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to the activity of finding a job, which definitely sounds more fun, exciting and challenging than the Cantonese equivalent terms '求職' and '找工作'.
用法: E.g. A: 你搵到工嗎? B: 冇呀，我仲喺到job hunting。
同義詞: 求職, 找工作
參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/1opsow8/job_hunting_socialising_in_hk/