Group Project - Slang Dictionary

1. small tube of rolled tobacco; cigarette

2. known as "barb" or "barbie" for short

- Barb's origin is from late 14c., "barb of an arrow," from Old French barbe (11c.)

- Tino's origin is (Latin) august, dignified, holy; war-like, dedicated to Mars. Derived from the Roman name Augustine (Augtustinus); has Spanish and Italian roots.

- First sees use in mid-20th century and becomes popular in the English language.

1. Jack went to buy a new pack of barbies.

2. "Do you want a cigarette?"

"No, sorry. I have quit smoking barbtinos"

Pronunciation: [n. Beys]

Meaning: A household in which place people live.

Etymology:

The term “base" is believed to originate from the sport of baseball where the 4th base is referred to as “home". In early baseball the term home base or plate originates from a circular dish that was used to mark home. These were usually plates from a players home, naturally it was deemed “home plate" and is referred to as “home base". The term has begun to gain usage as popularity in war video games grows. As the term “base" is a station in which military personnel are housed and operate. The term base is frequently used as a reference to ones dwelling-house or where they are living.

Derivatives:

Base.v:

a. to station, place, or situate (usually followed by at or on): He is based at Fort Benning. The squadron is based on a carrier.

Examples of use:

“Hey Dave, I just got the new Call of Duty game. Go home, get your controller and meet me at my base."

“Where is the party tonight? We can't stay at my base, my parents will flip!"

“Can you drop me off at my base? It is only 2 minutes from here."

obsolete: beat, bump

2 : to cause to rebound or be reflected "bounce a ball" "bounce a light ray off a reflector"

3
a : dismiss, fire
b : to expel precipitately from a place
c : to eliminate from a competition by defeating "was bounced from the tournament in the first round"

4: to issue (a check) drawn on an account with insufficient funds

5 : to present (as an idea) to another person to elicit comments or to gain approval —usually used with off

intransitive verb

1 : to rebound or reflect after striking a surface (as the ground)

2 : to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly —usually used with back

3 : to be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account "his checks bounce"

4
a : to leap suddenly : bound
b : to walk with springing steps

5 : to hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder

To leave, exit

To leave, exit, or be ejected, as in a room

The earliest example i have found is this:

Then this:

1963 in T.I. Rubin Sweet Daddy 91: Comes D-Day [i.e. release from jail], I bounce. Get out of here.

This is more recent:

This party is whack, let's bounce!

The movie is over, let's bounce

to chirp somone is to insult them or talk badly about that person or people.

possibly originated from cearcian old english chirkin which means "to twitter" which is from "creak, gnash" which means to strike somthing together in anger. Could be related in that you strike at somone in anger or "insult" somone.

another possibility is that it came from the walkie talkie feature on phones which is similar to a twitter which means to talk. could be related as in talking to somone or talking about somone.

(resources: urbandictionary.com, etymoline.com, babylon.com)

Man you just got chirped.

did you just chirp me?

did you see that guy chirrping his buddy?

The meaning of the slang word "Chirping" is a way of insulting an indivudual or being disrespectful.

The etymology of the slang term word "Chirping" has only been around for a few years. As I believe it first originated approximately 3-4 years ago, but now a day's the word is becoming much more common in the younger generation as they generally use it in there vocabulary as a regular word. The world evolved from a small group of individuals, and then the word spread as it became popular as the majority of the younger population started using it. Often the term will be heard in settings of high schools or groups of indivuals that tend to be younger.

"Don't be chirping at my friends!"

"My brother is constantly chirping at me for absolutely no reason at all!"

Dece. Also spelt 'Deece'

A short form of the word decent. As in fairly good, awesome, nice, cool, cute.

-Shortened form of the word 'decent', but in a more positive connotation (i.e. I visited them last weekend. Their house is pretty dece.).

-The word came to surface first in 2004. It is mainly used by young people in Canada and the US. It is an abbreviation of 'decent' often used at the end of a sentence, or interrupting someone else's.

(Source: The Urban Dictionary )

The movie was dece.

She is pretty dece.

Dece clothes,food, person, etc

a) To leave somewhere abrubtly

b) To chew tabbaco to get a head rush or a head high

c) To put chips in a dipping sauce such as cheese for flavour

d) to go for a swim

Historically a east coast terminology, the main use of the term is to leave but it has a prominent history in the drug scene used as a slang term for chewing tabacco. Heavily used in the southern United States because of the large amount of chewing tabbaco users in the area.

Verbs:

a) "This party sucks, lets dip"

b) "Lets go do some dip"

Nouns:

c) "Lets dip these ruffles in some sauce, thats what they are made for"

d) "Lets go for a dip in the pool"

Meaning: A cup of coffee that contains two sugars and two creams. Principally, the “doubling" up of sugar and cream in one's coffee (seeDouble.n.)

Derivatives:

Double.n:

a. “A double quantity; twice as much or many; a number or magnitude multiplied by two" (OED).

b. “A thing that is an exact repetition of another" (OED).

Double, v:

“To make double; to make twice as many, as much, or as great; to increase or enlarge twofold; to multiply by two; to put two in place of one, as to double a letter in spelling" (OED).

Double. adj:

"Consisting of two members, things, or sets combined; twofold; forming a pair, paired, coupled; made of two layers of material, as a garment, etc. Often, with a sing. n., equivalent to 'two' or 'a couple of' with plural n" (OED).

The term 'Double-Double' is an example of compounding at a sentence level, derived from the Old English term 'double'/ 'doble': “A double quantity; twice as much or many; a number or magnitude multiplied by two. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 170 He saith that other have shall The double of that his felawe axeth. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 7644 Dauid him þe doubil broght. c1430 Art Nombryng (1922) 7 If thow truly double the halfis and truly half the doubles. c1500 Three Kings' Sons (E.E.T.S.) 76 There were moo slayn of them by double than they were that assailed them.1611 Bible (A.V.) Isa. lxi. 7 In their land they shal possesse the double.1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. ii. §59. 350 The arcs GL, LH..respectively the doubles of AE, EB.1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 485 Ten, which is the double of five" (OED).

The term 'Double-Double' has been attributed (the terms attributive meaning) to Tim Hortons Inc (1964-2013) as a way for people to quickly place an order for a coffee with two cream and sugar, thus insuring a smooth and timely exchange between employees and customers. However, the term 'Double-Double can be seen in use as far back as 1618 in the context of ordering a beverage: "a1618 J. Sylvester Tobacco Battered 749 In nappy Ale, and double-double-Beer. 1782 Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 112 Not only double-stars, but..double-double. 1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 160 Epsilon Lyrae is..a double-double star" (OED). This said, the term's origin ('Double') when looked at in a distinctly Canadian context has undergone the linguistic process of narrowing or specialization, as 'Double-Double' in the 21st Century seems to be used exclusively in regards to ordering coffee at a Coffee location. The term 'Double-Double' has been generalized since its specialized use by Tim Hortons, thus allowing for its use in any coffee shop when ordering a coffee with two creams and sugars, making it a valuable addition to a Canadian Lexicon.

Works Cited

'Canadian English: Canadianisms'. Wikipedia.com. 8/11/2013/ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Web. 10/11/2013.

'The Canadian Oxford Dictionary: Double-Double'. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. Ed. Barber, Katherine. Web. 2005. 10/11/2013.

'Double-double. Now you can look it up'. CBC.ca. July, 5, 2004. CBC Radio Canada. Web. 10/11/2013.

'Double-Double/Double'. Oxford English Dictionary Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2013. 10/11/2013.

“Welcome to Tim Hortons, can I take your order?" “Hi, can I get a mediumDouble-Doubleand a Boston Cream please". “Can you make me a Medium Double-Double".

unconsious use of the word. used in a confirmation sentence, a way of saying yes or agreeing to something. mostly used in Canada.

it can also be used in a question sentence to add more importance to waht is being asked.

Mostly found in modern Canadian dialogue as part of their native accent. Many other countires are able to distinguish Canadians via the use of this word. first used in the 16th century

oh I know eh! is that right eh?

an entire subculture of people with a fake personnality, to be emo was to be perpetually depressed, moody, and emotional at odds with society.

The word is loosely rooted around punk rock with its own distinct style of music, fashion, ultimately hopeless attempt their uniqueness.The origin of the word emo is much debated but it is thought, like many terrible things, to have first manifested in the modern form during the 1990s, it is a subculturel which stemmed from goths.

Everything in her room is black, she has to become emo.

We don't really hang out with her, she is emo.

A portmanteau of "French/Français" and "Anglais" (the French word for English), often used pejoratively, that describes a phrase, sentence, or conversation that includes a mix of both English and French.

Exact origin is unknown, but may have arisen anywhere that French speakers noticed an influx of English words into French speech.

Jean and his bilingual friends often speak Franglais instead of only French. "M'en acheter un new car c'te weekend."

An abrviated term for Algonquin College.

The word 'Gonq comes from hicks and hockey players that attend Algonquin College. As a failed attempt to sound "cool", they shortened the name into an odd abreviation.

"Hey man, what are you doing after we graduate from high school?"

"Oh, I'm goin' to the 'Gonq, man!"

slang for polic:

before 900, middle english

"where did this heat came from?"

Proessional robbers discussing before robbing.

Electricity / Electric

-Derived from the Greek 'hydr-' or 'hydro-' (meaning water)

- (hydropower = power of moving/falling water)

The first sources of electricity in Ontario were the hydro-powered generators built in dams across the rivers and waterfalls in the province (especially Niagara Falls and Chaudiére Falls) in the late 1800s. In Canada, people use the word 'hydro' to refer to electricity (not water).

-This link leads to a graph that shows the frequency of using the word 'hydro' between 1880 and 2008. The information is taken from the Corpus. The graph shows rises in certain years mainly due to expansions in hydroelectricity projects in the 1930s, 1960s and 1980s.

-Sources:

1. Angelfire.com
2. dictionary.reference.com
3. Hydro Quebec

Did you pay the hydro (bill)? (noun/compound noun)

Funds for new hydro projects (adjective)

Noun:

1. slang term for a lot of attention recieved by a certain item or person

2. Can also be used to mean "what's going on?" "what's happening?" or why are all these people so excited? ("What's all the hype about the cow?") "What's the local gossip - why should I care?" For one informant it had a slightly negative connotation - hype seemingly was a sense of over-excitement about something the question-asker, the one asking what the hype was about thinks is trivial.

3. a marketing strategy used to create excitement about a product

4. a shortened term for a hypodermic needle or

5. a drug addict

Historically, in the United States of America, in the 1920's it was recorded as a slang word meaning "to cheat" a person - to "hype" them. It was also used as a label: a "hype" is a person who cheats/lies/exaggerates the benefits of something (google.ca "meaning of hype"). A hype was also something deliberately misleading (thefreedictionary.com).

The word is much more widely used now than in the past (google.ca). Usage has been on the steady, steep, upward climb since about 1970 to 2000 (see google graph). Since 2000 it has stayed at virtually the same level of usage.

Example 1: What's all the hype about?

Example 2: What's all the hype about Justin Beiber, he's a douchebag.

Example 3: What's the hype about over there?

Example 4: What's all the hype about the cow?

1. A word that describes an individual according to their constant delay of actions.

2. Actions that are constantly delayed.

Loaft derives from a loaf of bread. A loaf of bread remains constant in one place unless someone else decides to move it. A strong relationship is present between a loaft and a loaf of bread.

Therefore, loaft originates from the early english language but has been adopted into a form of slang.

1. Wow, I am such a loaft today; I have not completed any of my homework.

2. Steve, get down here and eat your breakfast; stop loafting!

3. That boy is such a loaft, he never finishes his assignments.

4. Go get the mail, stop loafting.

[loo-nee]

An informal name for the
Canadian one dollar coin.

Derivatives:

Loon,n.

a. any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the
genus Gavia, f the Northern Hemisphere.

In 1987 when the one dollar coin was released in Canada it was printed with an image of a loon on one side, and queen Elizabeth on the other. The term “loonie" comes from the picture of that loon on the back of the coin. Originally the coin was nicknamed a “loon", but because of a bureaucratic mistake was renamed the “looney." Overtime the spelling changed, and the one dollar piece became known under the name we know it today, the “loonie."

1987 Vancouver Sun 8 Jan. 1/1 The master dies of the new $1 coin have been lost in transit and the government has ordered a new design. The new design will be a loon, replacing the original voyageur depiction.] 1987 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Jan. a7/5 Following the typical Canadian bureaucratic foul-up with the new dollar coin, I hereby name it the 'looney'. 1990 Ottawa Citizen 26 July e4/1 'The Canadian dollar is very strong,' said Berger, who added that the news could carry the loonie over 87 cents U.S. later this week. 1991 R. P. MacIntyre Yuletide Blues v. 32 A loonie slides out of Boog's pocket, a loonie then twenty-five cents. 1994 Outdoor Canada Summer 23/1 Glue a small compass (no bigger than a Loonie) on top of the cap." (Oxford English Dictionary).

Works Cited

"Loonie" Memidex Free Dictionary, memidex.com, Web. 16/11/2013

“Loon" Dictionary.com, 2013.dictionary.reference.com Web. 15/11/2013

“Loonie" The Fine Dictionary, finedictionary.com, Web. 16/11/2013

“Loonie".Oxford English Dictionary Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 6/11/2013

“Hey man do you have a loonie I can borrow?"

“She gave me two loonies back as change."

to admire, specifically in relation to one's physical appearance/fitness.

popularized by bodybuilder “Zyzz". In use at least since 2010 when it started appearing on online message boards and forums related to bodybuilding. Common on social media picture comments and captions. Often paired with “u" as in “u mirin?" (are you admiring me?).

A) “Those chicks were totally mirin' me."

B) “I'm not mirin' bro."

C) “u mirin'?"

1. A protruding abdomen as a result of excessive beer drinking.

The word "molson" is in reference to the Canadian beer company "Molson-Coors". "Muscle" references the abdominal muscles which protrude. The word developed as a canadian alternative to the already existing slang word "beer belly"

1. That man must spend a lot of time at the bar with a molson muscle like that.

2. i need to cut down on the beer or i'll start to develop a molson muscle.

to hang out, to spend time with or to calm down.

the word moss originated in southern Ontario. This word began being used within the past 5 years. The term moss is mainly used by people in their late teens and early 20s. The Word is derived from the much more common Sea and rock moss. Traditional moss does not move and remains still for a long period of time. This is where the slang word Moss gets its derivation from, since it means to hang out and remain relaxed and calm.

- hey man are you trying to moss tonight?

- Who did you end up mossing with the other day?

- moss dude it was just a joke.

-I think she was mossing with Ted the other night.

(1) A person suffering chronic mental disorder with violent or abnormal social tendencies; Psychopath

(2) Crazy; Insane

Psycho is an abbreviation of the word “psychopath". The “psych" in psychopath comes from the Greek word “psyche" meaning “mind" and “spirit". The “path" in “psychopath" comes from the Greek word “pathos" meaning “suffering" or “feeling". Pathology in modern science is the study of diseases (Disease of mind).

1. “The psycho person was running around in the room and everybody was terrified about what his next move would be."

2. “Some people would refer to Rob Ford as being a psycho."

3. “Oh my god, I can't believe you just killed that person—you're a psycho!"

4. “My friend who I thought was well-behaved suddenly turned into a psycho last week."

5. “I think of somebody like Paul Bernardo or Charles Manson as being a psycho."

A young girl who spends most of her time at a hockey rink cheering and obsessing over the hockey players, hoping to have a relationship with one of the players.

The term Puck Bunny is a reference to the Playboy Bunny, which represents promiscuous behaviour. The "puck" portion of the term relates the term to hockey played at an arena, where the puck is one of the objects needed to play the game.

This term became popular in Canada around 2000.

I could hear the puck bunny screaming behind me as she cheered for her favourite hockey players out on the ice.

That girl spends all her time at the rink, trying to get a hockey player to date her, she's such a puck bunny.

(1) An unknown individual, a stranger, often with negative connotations.

(2) Something that is difficult to understand, confusing, unexpected.

Rando is derived from the word "random".

According to Merriam-Webster, Random is defined as:

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method.

Its first known use was in 1531. It is of germanic origin, coming from old french randir (to gallop) to randon (great speed) and finally becoming similar to the form we know today in middle english: random (impetuous).

Works Cited:

"Random." Merriam Webster, 2013. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/random

(1) A rando spoke to me last night. It was kind of creepy.

(2) Our professor gave us the most rando assignment, nobody understood how it was relevant to the class.

Confused; bewildered; shocked; shaken up

1720–30; back formation from ratling ratline (taken as verbal noun) early 14c., perhaps in O.E., but not recorded; if not, from M.Du. ratelen, probably of imitative origin (cf. Ger. rasseln "to rattle," Gk. kradao "I rattle"). Sense of "fluster" is first recorded 1869. The noun is first recorded c.1500, in ref. to the sound; as a child's toy, recorded from 1510s. Rattlesnake.

1. He tends to get a little rattled at minor things.
2. "Did you see that? That was nuts."
"Yeah I did, and I'm so rattled now."

A young person who spends a lot of time at an ice rink, working part-time or cheering frequently in the stands.

There is a possibility that there were rats that used to be in rinks previously that the term "rink rat" developed to classify people who are constantly at rinks themselves.

This Canadian slang word was originated between 1955-1960 when young people fond of hockey would work at a hockey rink for no pay.

1. My friend is a rink rat because he works at a hockey rink and spends most of his time at a rink.

2. I was a rink rat and started working for my first pro team when I was 16.

1) A person who spends lot of their time at an arena. Also referred to people who work at arena's.

2) This person may work or volunteer at arena's and is recgonized by a lot of people.

Started sometime between 1940-1945 from a nickname given to people who were always seen at an arena. It could have came from the locker rooms, parking lots or stands.

This nickname grew in popularity and is now a popular slang term in Canadian cities.

This is also a term used to descirbe people who work at arena's as well. They are oftern called this nickname if they work several hours a week.

"you've been here a long time, you're turning into a rink rat."

"If you stay here any longer you will be considered a rink rat."

"I see him here all the time he is such a rink rat"

Refers to those who work at a hockey rink maintaining the building and the ice rink.

Refers to a child/ parent who spends alot of time at the rink either watching or participating.

Use of the term rinkrat came from people using it as a name for people at the rink. Could not find any other Etymology.

Source:

Dictionary.reference.com

Ex 1: "Oh, I work at the ice rink." "So it's you who they call a rinkrat then!"

Ex 2: "Look over there, we all call him the Rinkrat."

Ex 3: "I'm here alot, looks like I'm turning into a rinkrat!"

Referring to the Ottawa hockey team- The Senators, usually called “sens" instead of “Senators", also as a way not to confuse Parliament senators, as well as used in everyday talk of hockey.

“Did you hear? The sens won last night against the habs, eh?"

(old word for:) Party, get together, celebratory event, hoedown

Likely derived from the English word "Shindy"pronounced [ʃɪndi] meaning a large noisy disturbance or a lively party, which has been dated to the early 19th century in both British and American speech. Shindig approximately dates to the mid 19th century.

References:

Shindig. (n.d.). In Merriam Webster online.

Shindig. (n.d.). In The Free Dictionary online.

(2013). Corpus of British English.

(2013). Corpus of American English.

Bob and Eric are going to the shindig tonight.

1. A combination of the words "nice" and "sweet" into a more casual slang term known as "snice."

2. A way to describe a person, place, thing, feeling or emotion.

3. A combination of snow and ice, used to describe the weather conditions.

I could not find an etymology or history of the slang word snice. I decided to research the words “nice" and “sweet" instead to gather more information on when these two words were created, in order to better understand when the word snice might have come along.

Nice (adj.)

Late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from Old French nice (12c.) "careless, clumsy; weak; poor, needy; simple, stupid, silly, foolish," from Latin nescius"ignorant, unaware," literally "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (see un-) + stem of scire "to know" (see science). "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley] -- from "timid" (pre-1300); to "fussy, fastidious" (late 14c.); to "dainty, delicate" (c.1400); to "precise, careful" (1500s, preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early); to "agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830).

Sweet (adj.)

"pleasing to the senses, mind or feelings," from Proto-Germanic *swotijaz(cf. Old Saxon swoti, Swedish söt, Danishsød, Middle Dutch soete, Dutch zoet, Old High German swuozi, German süß).

To be sweet to someone was first recorded in the 1690's.

As can be seen, the word nice has been around since the 13th century, although its meaning has changed throughout time. Since the most current meaning of the word nice was not created until the 1830's, and the word sweet already had it's meaning, the slang term snice could have been used back in the 1830's also. I believe though that the word snice did not become popular until the 2000's. I think the word snice was invented during this time era because this is when slang and rap music were quite popular. People did not think they could simply combine a word and create a new meaning because doing so would be improper, but when rap music was created, slang words became very popular.

Source:

Barnhart, Robert K., ed., Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology, H.W. Wilson Co., 1988.

1. That couch is snice man!

2. There sure is a lot of snice out there today.

a person's style and/or personality; the way a person's clothing looks; the way a person carries themself

Derrived from the word "style"; origin: Middle English, Latin - stylus; spelling variant of stilus

(tool for writing, hence, written composition, style); denoting a stylus, also a literary composition, an official title, or a characteristic manner of literary expression

Source:

style. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged.

Retrieved November 15, 2013, from Dictionary.com website

"That person's swag is on point"

"That guy has swag"

Abbreviated form of "Parliament Hill", used to refer to the parliamentary buildings and grounds of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.

Parliament of Canada is often defined by the sloping landscape on which it was built. The location of Parliament of Canada, formally known as “Old Barrack Hill", was chosen as its landscape makes Parliament visible for miles around. The term “The Hill" is an abbreviated form of “Parliament Hill", created as a colloquial way of referring to Parliament of Canada. (Public Works and Government Services Canada)

There was a Senate Commitee meeting on The Hill.

There is a protest taking place on The Hill.

Ottawa's “Byward Market" a cultural shopping and dining location in Ottawa where you can purchase and sell goods or meet up with friends.

Origin unknown. Was a derivative of the actual name, the Byward Market.

I went to the Market today

1): Spherically shaped, sugar coated and variously flavored pastry that is made out of sweetened fried dough typically sold at Tim Horton's franchises- (a Canadian-based fast food restaurant and coffeehouse chain).

2): The "brand name" of the ball-shaped pastry that is roughly the size of a doughnut's hole sold at Tim Horton's restaurant chain.

3): A name that refers to the participants of "Timbits Minor Sports Program" which is a Tim Horton's sponsored community sports program for children between the age of four and eight years.

1976 History of Tim Horton's: Canadaka.net. 2004 [Internet] August: Used for naming a bite-sized doughnut ball that was made out of the remains of a doughnut produced at Tim Horton's restaurant chain. (canadaka.net (2004).

The "bit" part in the word Timbit is believed to be an acronym for [Big In Taste] (Wikipedia 2009).

The only type of food that is regarded as a Canadian cultural icon perhaps jocularly (Glosbe.com).

Although, I was unable to find any reliable source that supports this hypothesis, I suppose that the first syllable of the word timbit; "tim" may be a contracted form of "Tim Hortons" (the restaurant chain that invented the word) and the second syllable of the word timbit "bit" may be referring to a "small part or particle of something" or it may be an acronym for "Big In Taste" as some sources such as; Wikipedia, suggests.

I love eating timbits. It is a wonderful snack that I daily buy a pack after work on my way home.

Timbits is not very good for your teeth, but it is definitely better than eating chocolate bars.

I got timbits for my brother in the morning, for his breakfast.

Slang name for the resturant Tim Hortons which sells bagels, donuts, pastries, coffee and other cafe style food.

There was a Canadian hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and other National Hockey League teams named Tim Horton, who, after he finished his hockey career came back and decided to open up a coffee and bake shop named Tim Hortons. The slang term and short form of Tim Hortons is Timmies which is quicker and easier to say so people just started using the slang term instead of saying the full resturant name.

"Do you want to go to Timmies to grab a coffee?"

"I'm stopping at Timmies, do you want anything?"

"Roll-Up the Rim is back at Timmies!"

a knitted hat that is used to protect the head and ears from cold weather.

Derived from the Canadian French term toque of similar meaning; first used in the 15th century.

References:

Cambridge Dictionaries Online. (2013).Tuque.

Dane, Melissa. (Nov 2013). Collection of Interviews: Defining the Term Tuque.Retrieved from: Submission via CU Learn

Dictionary Reference. (2013). Tuque.

Merriam-Webster. (2013). Tuque.

Wikipedia. (2012). Tuque.

She put on her tuque because it was snowing outside.

a) Verb- To have fun and enjoy yourself (usually in a party setting)

b) Verb- To get drunk and/or high, acting wild, crazy any of the sort

c) Adjective- Describing something that is good, fun, and enjoyable

Past tense: turnt up
Example: " I turnt up so hard last night!"

Used in a specific genre of music: hip hop.
Popular ad lib, used on many social media sites like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Originates from urban culture, more specifically the african american culture.

1. "Hey Bob! Let's turn up tonight!"
2. "I'm going to turn up tonight!"
3. "This party is turn up!"

(1) A box, or other holding apparatus, containing twenty four (24) bottles or cans of beer (alcoholic or non-alcoholic).

(2) Alternate name for the May 24th (Victoria Day) Long weekend

The slang word two-four may have been started on a Canadian television show titled 'The Great White North'. The show's two main characters (also the hosts of the 1980's television program) were incredibly influential in the spread of Canadian slang across the country. Unsure of the exact date, it is believed that the hosts of "The Great White North", Bob and Doug McKenzie, began using this word on air and has since become a common utterance in Ottawa-based and Canada-based dialect.

Using two-four to replace saying the full "twenty-four pack of beer" has carried over to other uses, such as the description of the Victoria Long weekend in Canada. As the holiday often occurs around the time of May 24th, it adapted the name "May 24th Long Weekend". Eventually, just as "twenty-four pack of beer" became shortened to two-four, so did "May 24th Long Weekend", resulting in the slang version: May two-four weekend. Some may argue that this name is correlated to the beginning of summer and the tendency of Canadians to want to celebrate if by "opening up a two-four" by the lake or on the patio.

(1) Doug just picked up a two-four of Molson from the Beer Store.

(2) Are you coming up to the lake forMay two-four ?

1. Flirting with someone without being in a relationship

2. Flirting with multiple people at once, usually a boy flirting with multiple girls

3. Picking up a girl/multiple girls, sometimes in the hopes of a one-night stand

While the word is most commonly used by high schoolers, the origins of the slang term are unclear.

"I wheeled her so hard last night!"

"Did you see me with that girl? I've got mad wheels."

"Wanna go wheeling tonight?"