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Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to a person's microphone being muted while in a meeting.
Usage: E.g. 同事:喂,我聽唔到呀,你mute左呀。快D搵人叫佢unmute返啦。
Definition: A shortened code-mixing term for 'professional'. (adjective)
Usage: E.g. 哇,你打tennis好pro呀。可以叫你一聲大佬嗎?
E.g. 耳機都買到咁靚?洗唔洗咁pro呀?
Definition: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to being able to like and understand someone.
Usage: E.g. 我覺得我同你click唔到。Synonym: 相處融洽Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2736661/page/3
Definition: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to a simulated military battle game where air guns are used. It is more appropriate to use than the Cantonese equivalent ‘野戰‘ because fighting a wild battle has sexual connotations in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 男:不如一齊打war game好嗎? 女:好呀 (Boy: What about playing war game together? Girl: Sure!)
E.g. 男:不如一齊打野戰好嗎?女:*啪!* (Boy: What about fighting a wild battle together? Girl: *Slap!*Synonym: 野戰Reference: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin/cbrc/cbcl/doc/ppt/david_li.pdf
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to mean 'relaxing' (adjective), while real ABC's use it as a verb meaning 'to relax'. However, Fake ABC's use this term to mean feeling cold. (發冷)
Usage: E.g. 我覺得首歌好chill呀,好好聽。(relaxing)
E.g. 我地一齊去chill一陣呀?(to relax)
E.g. 我覺得好chill呀。閂細D aircon得嗎?(feeling cold)Reference: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/128449/你是否-偽abc-chill-中文意思係咩-10個港人常用錯英文字
Definition: Known as Kongish and sometimes used as 'to go rock blasting', this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to going for a wee. (爆石)
Usage: E.g. Please wait a moment. I need to go rock blasting!Synonym: 爆石
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers love to use to refer to selecting something on an electronic device, such as by using a mouse or touchpad.
Usage: E.g. 幫手click吓我D廣告啦!Synonym: 點擊Reference: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201705266.pdf