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Definition: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the famous French luxury brand ‘Louis Vuitton’. However, the grassroots class Hong Kongers may pronounce it as ‘eh-lo-wee’.
Usage: Ａ：你最想買邊隻手袋呀？Ｂ：唔洗問緊係ＬＶ啦。(A: Which handbag do you want to buy? B: No need to ask. Must be LV.)
Synonym: Louis Vuitton
Reference: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3065984/page/1
Definition: A euphemistic code-mixing term that refers to 'menstruation' in English. However, it is also used as 'M記' to refer to McDonald\'s.
Usage: E.g. 唔好話我聽兒家先黎M麻？ E.g. 今次真係M到阿媽都唔認得喇！E.g. 今日又食M記？唔好喇掛！
Definition: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to ask the waiter to get the bill.
Usage: E.g. Mai daan, mm goi! (埋單, 唔該!)
Synonym: 埋單
Reference: https://homekong.com.hk/blogs/read/helpful-cantonese-phrases-to-know
Definition: A convenient English phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid going into negative detail about someone who does not understand you.
Usage: E.g. 朋友: 喂，你講野好唔make sense喎。你：真的嗎？ E.g. 我覺得你講野make sense，不過我唔係太明。 E.g. 你講野都唔make sense，廢鬼事再聽你講。
Definition: A noun-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe someone who is manly.
Usage: E.g. 哇！你今日冇剃鬚好ｍａｎ呀！ E.g. 得閒去吓gｙｍ鍛鍊吓肌肉先至夠mａｎ架嘛。
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a less judgemental way of describing someone as unkind or unfriendly but not to the point of being so harsh and critical.
Usage: E.g. 其實香港人而家可唔可以唔好咁mean? (Can Hong Kong people actually be less mean nowadays?)
Synonym: 刻薄; 衰
Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/_siW0xsDc/
Definition: A code-mixing term that is used when you want to avoid describing someone as being '衰' or not nice.
Usage: E.g. 男仔：喂，我覺得你咁樣講野好衰呀。女朋友：你話我衰？！ E.g. 男仔：喂，我覺得你咁樣講野好mean呀。女朋友：講得岩。我有時講野係mean左D，不過唔至於係衰。
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of saying '開會' or having a '會議'.
Usage: E.g. 我聽日九點鐘有個meeting。開完meeting再搵你呀？
Synonym: 會議
Reference: https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20170226-lifestyle-mix-chn-eng/
Definition: Often pronounced as 'meemo', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to memo paper.
Usage: E.g. 喂，可唔可以幫我抄D野落張meemo到？
Reference: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/633876/港式英語-19個英文字港人常讀錯-釘橋-cam錢-janet讀到似中文
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the list of dishes available at a restaurant. (餐牌)
Usage: E.g. 伙記，唔該比個menu我睇呀。
Synonym: 餐牌
Reference: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html