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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 double
2. Pogey
3. All-dressed
4. Chesterfield
5. Pop (soda)
6. Soaker
7. Dinged (financially hit)
8. Turfed out
9. Give’r
10. Parkade
11. Hoser

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