HOW’S YOUR CANADIAN SLANG, EH?

If you’re going to a foreign country, it’s important to at least try to speak a little of the language. If you’re planning a trip to Canada, here are some Canadianisms you should know, to make you sound like a hoser. Or less like a hoser. Whatever.
– “Yeah, no” means no, and “yeah, no, for sure” means yes (* Yeah, no, for sure, yeah, no” means whatever you want)
– “Double-double” — a coffee with two creams and two sugars
– Timbits, which are doughnut holes at Tim Hortons restaurant chain
– “Roll up the rim” on the side of your cup to see if you’ve won a prize at Tim Hortons restaurant chain
– ‘Keener’ is a know-it-all
– ‘Bunny hug’ – a hooded sweatshirt
– ‘Dep’ – a corner store or bodega. It’s short for the French word “dépanneur”
– ‘Dart’ – a cigarette
– ‘Chesterfield’ is a large couch or sofa
– ‘Pre-drink’ – like American phrase ‘pregame’
– ‘2-4’ – a case of 24 beers
– “Caesar” cocktail – Clamato tomato juice, vodka, and spices
– ‘Hang a Larry’ means turn left, and ‘hang a Roger’ means turn right
– T-Dot – Toronto
– The Peg – Winnipeg
– Cowtown – Calgary
– “KD” – shorthand used to refer to Kraft Dinner macaroni and cheese
* Yeah, this is just about the amount of cleverness and imagination I would expect from Canada.
* It’s a nice country, if only they would stop sending shockwaves through the world with their crazy leaders and pushy international behavior.
* The only Canadian you really need to know is, “Where’s the cheap prescription drugs, eh?”