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Canadian Slang Words

Poutine (Quebec French: [put͡sɪn] is a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy. It has been called Canada's National dish.

/tuːk/; a close-fitting knitted hat, often with a tassel or pom-pom on the crown. We wear toques in winter.

/eɪ/; This word is used in everyday Canadian vernacular to indicate that you don’t understand something, can’t believe something is true or want the person you’re speaking with to respond.

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Tim Hortons is a local coffee shop chain. Timbits are what Tim Hortons calls ‘donut holes’, or mini spherical donuts. Timmies, or Tims, is any coffee, food, or hot drink from Tim Hortons.

On the east coast (but also heard nationwide), buddy is a way to talk about a person without using a name. For example, it could be ‘buddy over there’ or ‘buddy in the beer store’. Buddy can be anyone, not just a friend.

A loonie, the Canadian one-dollar coin, gets its name from the picture of the Canadian bird, the loon, that appears on one side of the coin. A toonie, the name for the two-dollar coin.

A slang term for Canadians. You may have heard this in the world of sports, as we cheer our national team while dressed in a stereotypical Canadian costume (think Mountie or moose) or the Vancouver Canucks hockey team.

This slang term means to give it all you’ve got when all else fails. It’s used when referring to work, drinking, sports and any other activity that requires you to buckle down and get it done.

This word describes a commotion or fuss, usually caused by a disagreement or difference in opinion (most commonly found during or after sports games).

This word describes Canadians who head south during winter to escape the cold. Destinations always include sandy beaches and tropical waters.

“My parents always get into a kerfuffle over my dad leaving for Florida every

The Canadian 'accent' can be heard most easily in the following words: out, about, house, and others with 'ou'.

Pronunciation of /out/ and /about/
The Canadian pronunciation of the word 'out' is like 'e' as in 'pet' followed by 'oot' as in 'boot,' sounding like 'e'+'oot.