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OK Americans, Let's See How Much Canadian Slang You Know

Do You Know This Canadian Slang Quiz

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Example: "I've got bare food at my place."

"Lots of"

Example: "He's bringing Timbits to the party? What a beauty."

A good person/when someone does something beneficial

Example: "Let's take the TTC to Queen Street."

It stands for "Toronto Transit Commission."

Example: "I wanna get food, what you sayin'?" "Yeah, let's get food."

It's used to ask how someone's feeling or what they're doing.

Example: "I'm going to have a dart outside."

Synonym for cigarette

Synonym for "very"

Example: "I hate him." "Yeah, what a waste yute."

It's someone who is waste of space!

Example: "Reach my house, I'm having a party!"

You use it to tell someone to come over!

Example: "The TTC was late; I'm cheesed."

When you're annoyed!

Example: "Did you hear Sarah and Jack are wheeling?"

It describes the "flirting" stage of a relationship!

Example: "I'm bringing a mickey of vodka to the party."

It's a small bottle of liquor!

I hate to break this to you, but you wouldn't last a day with Torontonian millennials or Gen Z'ers. Still, at least you tried. You're still not necessarily a waste yute.

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You're a Canadian slang noob!

You're still warming up to some of these terms, which is okay; you may just feel a bit confused once in awhile when talking to someone from the Toronto area. Either way, good job; some of these are especially arbitrary and odd.

You're OK at identifying Canadian slang.

Congrats; you're probably a millennial or Gen Z'er from the Toronto area. If this does not apply to you, I'm seriously impressed by your knowledge. You're a beauty.

OK Americans, Let's See How Much Canadian Slang You Know

Hi, my name is Abby and I'm a proud Toronto citizen (also known as the 6ix). I recently realized how many slang words we use in my hometown that others do not understand, so in this quiz, we'll see how much Toronto slang you actually understand. Ready?

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