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Definition: A posh way of saying that you admire someone's work or effort, in order to show your high social status or higher education background.
Usage: E.g. 我好appreciate你個idea. Well done.
E.g. 我好appreciate你做既野。不過，你都唔可以迫我accept你個apology。Synonym: 欣賞
Definition: Originated from Japanese TV show, this is an Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a teenage-like person who often only lives in their own world and does things just to satisfy themselves, or even acting as if they have secret powers.
Usage: E.g. 鍾培生吊威也求婚女友未say yes硬戴戒指網民：太中二了 (Derek Chung proposed to his girlfriend with a wire stunt and put the ring on her while she has not even said yes. Netizens commented: "Such eighth grader syndrome!")Synonym: 中二病Reference: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1239684264415029/
Definition: Often said without a 'bus', this is a chique sounding code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to a vehicle that has more specific and direct route to a destination. However, the Cantonese equivalent '穿梭巴士' may be used more often during holiday as it may sound more enjoyable and less 'chur' to ride on.
Usage: E.g. 我每日返工都有得搭shuttle，好快就到公司。 (I can take the shuttle to work every day and get to to office very fast.)Synonym: 穿梭巴士，接駁巴士Reference: https://www.weekendhk.com/網絡熱話/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-香港人-ctb02-by-1413297/2/
Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to getting out of the singles' pool so that you are finally dating someone!
Usage: E.g. 我平時咁宅，估唔到有一日會出pool。
Definition: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term derived from '支持', meaning to support.
Usage: E.g. 全靠大家GCHI，本會終於成功當選，今後仍然需要大家多多GCHI。Synonym: 支持Reference: https://hkdic.my-helper.com/gchi/
Definition: (verb) A code-mixing term that refers to describing a matter as something else, especially in politics.
Usage: E.g. 鍾培生：阿林作好鍾意將件事spin到同政治有關。
Definition: Derived from '公主病', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to a female who acts like a princess all the time and possesses the worst possible qualities such as narcissism and materialism. It tends to associate with Hong Kong women and is quite stereotypical of '港女', the Kong girl.
Usage: E.g. 港男：Why are you scolding me like this? Do you have princess sickness? (你做咩喺度鬧我呀? 你係咪有公主病?)Synonym: 公主病Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/49823/
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to refer to talking to someone in order to know what they have been doing.
Usage: E.g. 我地幾時會再catch up吓？好耐冇見喇。Synonym: 趕上進度
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