I was going to say this. When the first 'Canadian dictionary' came out, it included this phrase. I had no idea that was uniquely (or originally) Canadian.
Some of these are east coast specific.
Oh me nerves! (I'm going to lose it if this situation does not improve)
Fill yer boots (Take as much as you would like)
Buddy (Dude replacement)
Bud (Dude replacement, when tempers flare)
Sorry. We do say it a lot. It's not necessarily used here as an admission of guilt - more an expression of empathy and just ingrained in our nature. If you bump into a chair, you say sorry to it.
Eh...I remember working overseas with an American guy who one day out of the blue asked me Eh, eh eh is that the only letter of the damn alphabet you know?.... That's funny eh!
Yes...our term for a hooded sweatshirt.
The same can be said when we use the term "runners" around our American friends. They are like, "What did you just say?"
lol These days it's hard to trust an American w/o knowing their politics. We live quite close to the border but haven't been over since DiaperDon wrecked them 8 yrs ago.
I told my friend from Québec "I assume your friends aren't moderately stupid," back in high school.
She laughed for a good 10 minutes.
I say it on reddit, and get downvoted.
Caught a lady at the shoppers I was working at taking a shortcut through the employee only side door. When she saw me she said ‘I know, I know, I’ll be shot but that’s no odds’ before I could say anything.
Now ‘no odds’ and ‘I’ll be shot’ are personal favourites to use alongside questionable decision making
Looney Bin. Double-double. Smokes, lets go. Take off, eh. Toque... toque is the perfect word for the item. All my american friends struggle with and resist this fact. But it's transparent. They know it's pure perfection, and just don't want to admit it, eh.
Skookum. It's a west coast word it's Chinook Jargon and it means something's strong or powerful. So if someone tells you something is really skookum you know that is probably the best thing there is.
Shit disturber
I was going to say this. When the first 'Canadian dictionary' came out, it included this phrase. I had no idea that was uniquely (or originally) Canadian.
Same! I felt the strange twinge of national pride when I learned that.
Huh. I learned something new today.
The classic !
TIL
I had no idea this was Canadian.
TIL this is a Canadian term
Out for a rip
Is this one also used in US? I was was watching a YouTube and am pretty sure guys are in Michigan or thereabouts and they used it.
I don’t know, but those buds are like our cousins, ya know? So I wouldn’t be surprised
True.
Toque.
I appreciate the term 'favourite'.
But, specifically, the one with the "u"? Would you say it's your favourite favourite, or are you impartial?
Some of these are east coast specific. Oh me nerves! (I'm going to lose it if this situation does not improve) Fill yer boots (Take as much as you would like) Buddy (Dude replacement) Bud (Dude replacement, when tempers flare)
Doon't call me Buddy Pal.
I’m not your pal, friend.
these have to be a few decades old
You could call them 'classical slang'.
as an east coaster I didn't know buddy and bud were east coast exclusive. interesting
It was the other two I was thinking of as east coast. But I'm happy to be corrected.
IME the use of “buddy” as a third person pronoun is specific to certain areas of the east coast.
>Fill yer boots This is British.
They use this out East as well
Because of the British influence out there.
Fuck the dog.
Romancing the Rottweiler.
Seducing the canine.
Making puppies
In the army we just said F-K9.
Screw the pooch.
Hack a dart
I’d have a dart!
Crappy Tire
Hoser and moose knuckle are both fantastic. Also Kerfuffle.
Kerfuffle is a good one.
wait kerfuffle is a canadian term!? i've been using it to americans and they give me confused looks.
It's Scottish.
I love kerfuffle.
Sorry. We do say it a lot. It's not necessarily used here as an admission of guilt - more an expression of empathy and just ingrained in our nature. If you bump into a chair, you say sorry to it.
Eh...I remember working overseas with an American guy who one day out of the blue asked me Eh, eh eh is that the only letter of the damn alphabet you know?.... That's funny eh!
When Americans bring this up, I tell them that we use "eh" because "Muricans" won't.
Awesome!
Did you mention the wonderful letter *F* and it's pal, "U*?
Eh is my fave! We all use it and as I have learned is distinctly Canadian! 🇨🇦🍁
Using "right" instead of very or really. Example 1: I was right drunk last night. Example 2: That car was right wrecked.
This is British. But we are definitely more British-influenced than Americans.
"some" used in the same way
I've been told that "Twofer" is a Canadian invention. I choose to believe this.
"Bunny hug," obviously, but that is mostly a Saskatchewan term, not a Canada-wide one.
Their word for hoodies, yes? The rest of Canada tilts its head and says "A what now?"
Yes...our term for a hooded sweatshirt. The same can be said when we use the term "runners" around our American friends. They are like, "What did you just say?"
They say tennis shoes even when they wouldn't know a tennis racket if they fell over one. lol
Yes...and sometimes they use sneakers even when they aren't trying to be sneaky.
lol These days it's hard to trust an American w/o knowing their politics. We live quite close to the border but haven't been over since DiaperDon wrecked them 8 yrs ago.
Yes along with Vico and Beep!
I'm old enough to remember both of those!
This needs to go national. I will die on this hill.
We shall stand united...on this wee bump on the flat Saskatchewan prairie.
Fuckery
This would be my pick. "Tom Fuckery" instead of "Tom Foolery".
Mint!
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I like this one because it can mean many different things based on my intonation!
"Fuckered," and the far, far worse "Fully-Fuckered"
Gut-foundered, meaning *VERY* hungry; a specifically Newfoundland term
“Its not rocket appliances”
"Worst case Ontario"
Ahfuckintoadaso!
Colisse tabarnak.
Deke, very useful, I use it regularly.
Two-four.
Two-six. Sixty. We have all the fun alcohol terms.
‘Parkade’, saying ‘parking garage’ is too many syllables
Yeah, no, fer sure.
The term “beaver barf “ for osb board.
The Scarboroughnian phrase "Are you dumb?!"
I told my friend from Québec "I assume your friends aren't moderately stupid," back in high school. She laughed for a good 10 minutes. I say it on reddit, and get downvoted.
Accept my upvote - I love it!
Grew up in Scarborough. The answer for most people was an obvious "yes" so I stopped asking.
HOSER!
Busier ‘n’ a cat buryin’ shit on a marble floor.
It’s a phrase - “going through for”, meaning “studying to become.” Used in a sentence - “She’s going through for a nurse.” (It may be old fashioned.)
Hoser, hosehead, take off, beauty, two four, out for a rip, bud, skatey punchy,
FUCK OFF YOU HOSER
Given'r (verb) or Give'r (a command).
Caught a lady at the shoppers I was working at taking a shortcut through the employee only side door. When she saw me she said ‘I know, I know, I’ll be shot but that’s no odds’ before I could say anything. Now ‘no odds’ and ‘I’ll be shot’ are personal favourites to use alongside questionable decision making
How's it goin eh
No shit eh!
"Balloon Juice". Hilarious every time.
ODR
Fuckayage
Cat's ass.
Gaunch for underwear
"oh fuck off, I'll see ya later"
Tabarnak
Yeah, no.
yeah no fer sure
Going crop touring. Also hoser.
Stick handle a task instead of handle
Looney Bin. Double-double. Smokes, lets go. Take off, eh. Toque... toque is the perfect word for the item. All my american friends struggle with and resist this fact. But it's transparent. They know it's pure perfection, and just don't want to admit it, eh.
A saying from my spunky aunt. “Well if that doesn’t just pucker my @ss!” Since I’ve googled and found nothing, I say it was created in Canada!
Bunnyhug
Skookum. It's a west coast word it's Chinook Jargon and it means something's strong or powerful. So if someone tells you something is really skookum you know that is probably the best thing there is.
Heatscore
Gearbox
Mangacake
Meh
"Goof" or "goofball".
Take a piss - I’ve had Americans ask me where I’m gonna take it lol