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定義: Derived from 'O嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to feeling surprised and astonished to the point where your mouth literally opens in an O shape.
用法: E.g. I was O mouth to see the football match turned around! (今次場波反敗為勝，真睇到我O哂嘴。)
同義詞: O嘴
定義: A phrase used by native Hong Kongers to affirm that something is true or obvious, usually among friends and relatives in informal settings, especially with the particle 'la' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 朋友: 今日出街記住載口罩。 你：Of course啦！ E.g. 女朋友: 哇，你好叻呀。 你：Of course啦！ E.g. 男朋友: 估唔到你咁醒目。 你：Of course啦！
定義: A more polite way of telling somebody to shut up or '收皮' in Cantonese, which means to pack their things up and leave. (Also see 'collect skin')
用法: E.g. Off啦你，成日咁多野講。E.g. Off啦你，成日搞搞陣冇幫襯。
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-收皮-collect-skin/
定義: A tag-switching phrase overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to create a western appeal.
用法: E.g. Oh my God!今日咁曬我都唔記得帶suncream呀！ E.g. Oh my God!我從來都未買過件dress係咁靚架！
參考: https://travel.ulifestyle.com.hk/news/detail/12179/明明無r音都要捲舌-5大令人頂唔順的偽abc特徵/1
定義: Derived from '老屎忽' meaning 'old buttocks', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used to refer to a person who has high authority in a company but often looks down on the subordinates, points fingers at them, and uses them to his or her advantage.
用法: E.g. My senior is such an old seafood! He just likes to point his finger at people and doesn't do anything himself!
同義詞: 老屎忽
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe having a habit of joining events sometimes or occasionally without sounding they like to quit and join again all the time.
用法: E.g. 我最近好忙呀，所以on and off咁樣join啲events囉。(I have been very busy, so I joined events on and off.)
同義詞: 斷斷續續
參考: https://blog.english4u.net/blog2.aspx?id=1830
定義: (vulgar, textspeak) A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who's idiotic and stupid. It originated from the Cantonese words '憨鳩' because the '鳩' (penis) has a similar pronunciation as the number 9 in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Why did you piss on me? Are you on9? (憨鳩) E.g. Don't be so on99 and watch where you're going! (憨鳩鳩)
同義詞: 憨鳩
參考: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=28512
定義: Derived from '一波三折', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe an unexpected event with twists and turns. Literal meaning: A wave that is split into three segments.
用法: E.g. 呢排真係好黑仔呀。簡直係one ball seventy percent off呀。(一波三折)
同義詞: 一波三折
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/58665/
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a job position that covers almost all the duties that an entire department has.
用法: E.g. 我份工係one man band，所以都幾忙架。
同義詞: 一腳踢
參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/一腳踢
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to being open-minded about sex, which is extremely appropriate to use to describe someone due to its hidden sexual connotations.
用法: E.g. 外表斯文，內裡open。(He/she is gentle on the outside, open on the inside.)
同義詞: 豪放