11 Canadian words, phrases and slang most Americans wouldn’t understand
Pass me a pop or I’ll turf you out of here, hoser (and so on)
Our previous list of terms Yanks probably wouldn’t get was a big hit, so here are 11 more Canadianisms to stump our friends south of the 49th:
1. Double double2. Pogey3. All-dressed4. Chesterfield5. Pop (soda) 6. Soaker7. Dinged (financially hit) 8. Turfed out9. Give’r10. Parkade11. Hoser
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