Canadians have a variety of slang alternatives to yes, including generic things such as yeah, uh-huh, yep, and even something like “OK”. Canadians are particularly fond of the phrase “Oh yah, no, for sure,” and also in general prefer “yah” to “yes” in many regions … Read more
Drunkenness, in any dialect, tends to be something that attracts a good deal of slang. Canadian slang is no different, as they have countless terms for referring to this particular state. Today, we’re going to look at some of the most common and some of … Read more
Beer is one of the oldest beverages humanity still produces. It is drunk in virtually every corner of the world, and so it’s not surprising that almost every language, indeed every regional dialect, has more than a few slang terms for the alcoholic drink. Canada … Read more
Canadians have a few different slang terms for hot girl, depending on where you are in the country. They’re most likely to just be called a hottie or a beauty. You might also hear Canadians call hot girls stunners, “tens” or just cuties. There are … Read more
Canadians have a few different ways of saying “no” in slang. They make use of many well-established slang phrases, such as “no way Jose”, “no way”, “not on your life” and “not in a million years”. “God forbid” is another commonly used slang phrase to … Read more
In Canadian slang, cigarettes are usually referred to as darts or sometimes lung darts. Less commonly, you might hear them called bogies or rigs. Canada naturally shares a lot of slang with other countries, so it does use other slang terms such as cig, quirly … Read more
Canadians use a variety of slang greetings in place of hello, such as “what’s up”, “yo”, “hiya”, and “heyo”. Most of these slang terms are shared with their neighbors in the United States, and Canadians are just as likely to use standard words like hello … Read more
Canadians almost universally use the word “buddy” as the most common alternative to friend. Other slang terms such as “pal”, “bro,” and “dude” are also very broadly used in Canada to call your friends. While most of its slang terms for friend are shared with … Read more
Canadians refer to snowmobiles as “sleds”, or the act of riding them as “sledding”. Sometimes, a snowmobile is a “Canadian jet-ski”. You may also call snowmobiling “ski-dooing”, although this is more commonly used among those that do not do snowmobile riding. Sled or sledding is … Read more
Canadians most often refer to money as “bucks”, just as is the convention in the United States. However, Canadians also have a variety of terms for different denominations, such as loonie and toonie, nickle and dime as in the US, and things like fin, ten-spot, … Read more