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canadian slang words

There are a lot of things you have to learn from scratch if you're thinking about moving to Canada, and Canadian slang is just one of them.

In fact, there are some phrases that are so unheard of outside of the country you might very well think Canadians are speaking their own language!

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There are some things that are uniquely Canadian, including natural wonders, Canadian snacks, and even the words we say.

Canadian slang is a language all on its own, but can you really call yourself a true Canuck if you're not using the slang of the True North regularly?

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How well do you know your Canadian slang? We recently asked celebrities to translate popular Canuck words and phrases and some of the terms had them drawing blanks.

From "hanging a larry" to "bush party," it seems a few of Canada's unique phrases are, well, a little too unique for some of the attendees at the 2023 JUNOS in Edmonton.

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Canadians have a whole lot of wild but commonly-known slang words, from "toque" to "2-4".

But, given Canada is such a large country, there are plenty of unique, fun and regional Canadian slang terms that lots of Canucks probably have not heard of before.

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Sometimes, it can feel as though Canadians have their very own language.

One TikToker hilariously demonstrated this when he recently made a video titled "how to speak Canadian."

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