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Definition: Derived from the internet slang 'laugh out loud'. this is a cliche code-mixing term that has grown out of the textspeak medium into human speech. As opposed to 'lol' being such an overused term on the internet where the meaning is often not that literal, the term is used by westernised Hong Kongers to really mean laugh out loud.
Usage: E.g. 睇完套戲真係lol左。(I really laughed out loud after watching the movie!)Synonym: 大聲笑, 撈
Definition: A code-mixing word that Hong Kongers love to use to refer to '資料庫' in the IT sector.
Usage: E.g. 連得到個database未? 定係connect唔到呢?Synonym: 資料庫
Definition: Also written as '啹' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that refers to the feeling of accepting somebody who is an adversary.
Usage: E.g. 佢上次嬴我令到我好唔gur,不過今次我嬴返佢我就gur哂。Synonym: 啹Reference: https://words.hk/zidin/v/啹
Definition: The Hong Kong way of referring to the invoice sent to customers, as '發票' is rarely used.
Usage: E.g. 張invoice send左比個客未呀?
E.g. 喂,你咁快send左invoice黎係咪想追我數呀?
Definition: An irreplaceable code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the kind of love relationship that one can get while being a teenager or kid.
Usage: E.g. 咁細個就談戀愛?Puppy love呀?
E.g. 唔好成日掛住puppy love啦。讀好D書先啦。Reference: https://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/item/cuhk-321644
Definition: (verb) A code-mixing term meaning to continue doing or retain control of something.
Usage: E.g. 日日keep fit先會健康架。
E.g. 你D身材keep得幾好喎。
E.g. 我地以後keep contact啦。
E.g. 不如keep in touch好唔好?Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxrKXQowtvk
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is so stubborn that their neck is like leaning towards one side.
Usage: E.g. Listen to us for once! Don't be always so dead cow's one-sided neck la!Synonym: 死牛一邊頸