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A 375ml bottle of liquor. Standard party purchase.

Nickname for the city of Oshawa.

The Canadian one-dollar coin, named for the loon on its face.

A slang term for a woman. Can be flirtatious or dismissive depending on tone — often the latter.

Trash-talking or teasing someone, usually playfully. Big in Canadian sports culture.

A derogatory term for a promiscuous woman. Heavy word — used insultingly.

A group of guys or one's crew.

One hundred — money, percent effort, or a general amount.

A kilometre. Used casually for distance.

The neighbourhood at Jane St. and Finch Ave. in North York. Shorthand for a tight-knit, historically stigmatized community.

Slang for a police officer, referencing the bulk of their vest. Used cautiously in street contexts.

A knit winter hat. Essential gear from November to April.

The suburban area code surrounding Toronto — Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan. Used to distinguish suburbanites from downtown 416ers.

Someone lazy, useless, or generally a disappointment.

"Are you serious?" — an expression of disbelief that asks the speaker to swear it's true.

Sneakers or running shoes.

Areas further north in the GTA — North York, Vaughan, Brampton — relative to downtown.

Affectionate nickname for Tim Hortons.

Your neighbourhood — the specific area you're from and rep.

The TTC's Yonge-University subway line — the yellow one that loops from Finch to Vaughan through downtown.

Used to refer to oneself or another person, similar to 'I', 'this guy', or 'they'. Ubiquitous in Toronto youth speech.

Nickname for Mississauga.

Brother — a term of address between friends, from the Arabic "akhi". Widely used across the GTA regardless of background.

Soda. Soft drinks. Don't ask for a 'soda' at a corner store or they'll clock you as a tourist.

Arabic for 'I swear to God'. Used across the GTA regardless of background to add weight to a claim.

The Canadian two-dollar coin.

A rundown, barely-running car. Also used for anything visibly beaten up.

Modified from 'you see me?' in Jamaican. Means 'you get me?' — usually tagged at the end of a phrase.

A tag meaning 'right?' or 'isn't it', used to seek agreement. Rooted in Somali and East African communities in Toronto.

Fries topped with cheese curds and gravy. Québécois in origin, Canadian by adoption.

In no time — instantly, right away.

Police, in Jamaican Patois.

The Canadian word for a public bathroom or restroom.

To eat, usually hungrily. Borrowed from Jamaican Patois and used casually across the 6ix.

A car, especially a nice one.

A close friend or member of your crew. Broader than 'family'.

Toronto slang for someone who talks too much.

Pissed off — angry or heated about something.

Toronto slang for jail time — a sentence served.

Everything — all of it, the whole situation.

To arrive, pull up, or show up to a place.

Toronto slang for someone speaking irrelevancy into the world — running their mouth about nothing.

What's up — a greeting between friends.

Peel Region — Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon.

A Tim Hortons coffee with two creams and two sugars. National standard order.

Close male friend. Variant pronunciation of 'brother'.

A group of girls or women. Plural of 'gyal'.

A woman who partakes in a threesome or foursome. Also said as 'battri ting'. Derogatory.

Malton, or whatever your local main strip happens to be — the street everyone links up on.

A Jamaican term used to describe an overtly gay individual. Derogatory in origin.

Nickname for the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission), from its 'Ride the Rocket' campaign.