Canadian slang

Canadian slang consists of words and phrases of slang exclusive to or originating from Canada.

List of Canadian slang words or phrases:

• 2-4 -- a case of 24 beers
• 26er -- a 26 oz. (750 ml) bottle of alcohol
• 40 -- a 40 oz. (1.14 L) bottle of alcohol (see forty pounder)
• alcool -- grain alcohol; everclear (from French, but pronounced as in English)
• Buck -- unit of 100, used to describe highway speed ("I got caught doing a a buck-thirty on the 401") meaning, ("I was caught driving at a speed of 130km/h on highway 401")
• Canuck -- Canadian
• click -- kilometre or kilometre per hour
• Crappy Tire -- Canadian Tire
• deke, deke out -- to feint, to trick or avoid someone ("to deke out of a meeting")
• dick, dick all -- nothing
• Dogan -- a Catholic; abusive, and now dying out
• double-double -- a coffee with double cream, double sugar (especially, but not exclusively, from Tim Hortons). Triple-triple and four-by-four (less common) are three and four creams/sugars, respectively.
• eh -- a spoken interjection to ascertain the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed
• forty pounder (forty ouncer) -- a 40 oz. bottle of alcohol (see 40)
• ghetto blaster -- a portable stereo system. The term was common throughout North America at one time, but is still common in Canada.
• goof -- 1: cheap sherry or fortified wine; 2: a mild insult; 3: to make a mistake (a goof, to goof)
• Habs -- the Montreal Canadiens hockey team (from a contraction of habitants, a term for residents of New France). The team that eventually became the Montreal Canadians was sponsored by Habitant (as in Habitant Soup). Predominantly used by English fans of the team. (You pronounce the word as in English, not as in French.)
• The Hammer -- the city of Hamilton, Ontario
• Hogtown -- the city of Toronto
• chocolate bar -- a candy bar, whether it actually contains chocolate or not.
• Cowtown -- Calgary, Alberta
• hoser -- a mild insult
• homo milk -- homogenized milk, particularly with a fat content greater than 2%.
• The Kap -- Kapuskasing, Ontario
• Loonie -- Canadian one dollar coin
• Lotus Land -- British Columbia, especially the Lower Mainland around Vancouver
• May 2-4 -- the Victoria Day holiday which takes place on the third Monday in May, on or around May 24. It also refers to the entire three day holiday weekend, which is Canada's "unofficial" start of the summer season. (Note that the term May two-four may be used to refer to this weekend even if the holiday falls as early as May 17.)
• mickey -- a small (13 oz.) bottle of liquor, shaped to fit in a pocket
• Mountie (also Mounty) -- a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Newfie, Newf -- a person from Newfoundland
• The Peg -- Winnipeg, Manitoba
• pogey -- unemployment benefit (Especially in Newfoundland.)
• R.C. -- a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ("I was pulled over by the R.C.'s.")
• The Rock -- Newfoundland (also used for Vancouver Island on the west coast)
• Runners -- term for running shoes or 'sneakers'
• Screech -- a particularly potent brand of Newfoundland rum
• "take off" -- expression of disagreement or command to leave ("Take off, you hoser!")
• The Smoke -- Toronto
• The Soo, The Sault -- Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• T. O. -- Toronto
• t-dot -- Toronto (from T. O. -- "t dot o dot")
• Toonie -- Canadian two dollar coin
• Toon Town -- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• twofer, two-four -- a case of 24 beers (see 2-4)
• Van (Van-City) -- Vancouver
• Vic -- Victoria
• Winterpeg -- Winnipeg

See also: Canadian English, Canadian raising, Newfoundland English, Culture of Canada, Bob & Doug McKenzie, Quebec French