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Definition: A code-mixing phrase that a Jayden Mami loves to use to refer to a more casual way of learning something rather than the formal way of acquiring skills and information.
Usage: E.g. Jayden呀，有時間就去pick up English啦。你唔用既話會好快forget架。(Jayden, go and pick up English when you have time. If you don't use it, you will forget it.)
Synonym: 學識; 練習
Reference: https://hk.amazingtalker.com/questions/8407
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to loosening up, taking a rest or relieving stress.
Usage: E.g. 平時做野咁大壓力，得閒就梗係要去relax吓啦！(We have so much stress from work every day. We should go and relax when we are free!)
Synonym: 放鬆; 休息一下; 減壓
Definition: Originated from French, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to ordering single dishes individually.
Usage: E.g. 如果你唔鍾意叫set dinner，你可以叫 à la carte。(If you don't like to order the set dinner, you can order single dishes.)
Synonym: 單點; 散嗌; 散叫
Reference: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/12/21/ED1112210026.htm
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to make something clear or to seek clarification from another person.
Usage: E.g. 我想clarify一吓呢個task係做咩。(I want to clarify what is to be done in this task.) E.g. 我想clarify一吓，係唔係九點開會？(Just to clarify, are we having a meeting at 9 o'clock?)
Synonym: 澄清; 釐清; 講清楚; 問清楚
Reference: https://hk.amazingtalker.com/questions/7500
Definition: A tag-switching phrase that is often overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong.
Usage: E.g. I can't believe it！呢隻牌子你唔係未聽過嗎？ E.g. Oh my God! 你唔係未去過呢間餐廳嘛？I can't believe it!
Synonym: 我唔相信
Reference: https://topick.hket.com/article/555250/偽ABC扮唔識中文%20網民揶揄造作
Definition: Often pronounced with a rising tone, this is a code-mixing term that is often overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong when they have trouble answering a question or want to avoid embarrassment.
Usage: E.g. Well，呢個問題我要諗吓先再答你。 E.g. Well，其實你都講得有道理。
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: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a relatively small number of people or things being put together but probably not big enough to be an organisation or entity.
Usage: E.g. 我地間公司係一個group，不如加入我地既whatsapp group再傾吓我地可以點合作？(Our company is a group. What about joining our Whatsapp group so we can talk about how we can work together?)
Synonym: 組, 組織, 集團
Reference: https://resources.ctgoodjobs.hk/article/23487/職場熱話-被迫加入廿個公司group-員工-不停彈訊息-連apple-watch都壞埋
Definition: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to call the minibus driver to stop at the next bus stop. (有落)
Usage: E.g. Mm goi yau lok! (唔該，有落)
Synonym: 有落
Definition: Often mistaken as 'no thanks' or refusal to an offer, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to acknowledge someone's gratitude, which is comparable to 'You are welcome'.
Usage: E.g. 岩岩做野果時幫佢手 佢同我講Thanks。我諗唔到除左No Thanks/ It’s Fine之外仲有咩回應。(When I started working for him at that time, he used to say 'thanks'. But I could not think of any phrases other than 'No Thanks/It's fine' as a response.)
Synonym: 唔洗唔該
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/599066/page/1
Definition: Often used as an idiom, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a stupid person. (For male version, see 'Robert')
Usage: E.g. 唔好當我係Lulu喎! (Stop treating me like a stupid person!)