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Canadian Slang Quiz: Can you guess the correct definition of the following terms?
Bunny hug
A: Chocolate Easter egg
B: Fuzzy slippers
C: Hooded sweatshirt
![Millennial wearing a hoodie sweatshirt](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-bunny-hug-answer.jpg)
Answer: C—Hooded sweatshirt (Saskatchewan)
As in, “A bunny hug is cozy on a cold night.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Miskeen](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-miskeen.jpg)
Miskeen
A: Petty thief
B: Patchwork quilt
C: Pathetic
![Canadian slang - Ride at Canada's Wonderland](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/canadian-slang-ride-at-canadas-wonderland.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: C—Pathetic (Ontario, from Arabic)
As in, “Look at this miskeen guy,” said Jer jokingly. “He’s never been to Canada’s Wonderland.”
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![Canadian slang terms - dep](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-dep.jpg)
Dep
A: Corner store
B: Mason jar
C: Certainly
![Exterior of convenience store in Montreal](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-dep-answer.jpg)
Answer: A—Corner store (Quebec, from French)
As in, “Ming asked his roommate to pick up some milk at the dep.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Nuisance grounds](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-nuisance-grounds.jpg)
Nuisance grounds
A: Garbage dump
B: Schoolyard
C: Legion branch
![Canadian slang - garbage dump](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-garbage-dump.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: A—Garbage dump (West)
As in, “Property values plummeted when the municipality established nuisance grounds nearby.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Skoden](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-skoden.jpg)
Skoden
A: Snowmobile tracks
B: Let’s go, then
C: Family picnic
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Answer: B—Let’s go, then (multiple First Nations)
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![Canadian slang terms - Jambuster](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-jambuster.jpg)
Jambuster
A: Jam-filled doughnut
B: Kitchen party
C: Tugboat sent to break up logjams
![Jam-filled doughnut](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-jambuster-answer.jpg)
Answer: A—Jam-filled doughnut (Manitoba and northwestern Ontario)
As in, “Having grown up in Winnipeg, the cashier knew what his customer meant when she ordered a jambuster.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Scribbler](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-scribbler.jpg)
Scribbler
A: Notebook
B: Leaky boat engine
C: Defensive hockey player
![Notebook on wooden desk](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-scribbler-answer.jpg)
Answer: A—Notebook (mainly the Maritimes)
As in, “Get our your scribblers and write your names on the covers,” instructed the teacher.
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![Canadian slang terms - Huck](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-huck.jpg)
Huck
A: Eat quickly
B: Hitchhike
C: Throw
![Children's baseball league](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-huck-answer.jpg)
Answer: C—Throw (West)
As in, “Alina called for her friend to huck her the ball.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Donnybrook](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-donnybrook.jpg)
Donnybrook
A: Brawl
B: Good-looking boy
C: Swimming hole
![Hockey players](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-donnybrook-answer.jpg)
Answer: A—Brawl (hockey commentary)
As in, “The Donnybrook Fair in Dublin, Ireland, was so rowdy that any tussle became known as a donnybrook.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Skookum](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-skookum.jpg)
Skookum
A: In the sky
B: Strong or brave
C: Grandmother
![Pacific Northwest landscape](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-skookum-answer.jpg)
Answer: B—Strong or brave (West)
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![Canadian slang terms - Windrows](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-windrows.jpg)
Windrows
A: Hedges planted to shelter crops
B: Depressed mood
C: Snow left blocking a driveway after a snowplow passes
![Snow plow](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-windrows-answer.jpg)
Answer: C—Snow left blocking a driveway after a snowplow passes (mainly the Prairies)
As in, “Shovelling windrows was not Klara’s idea of a good start to the day.”
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Mamaqtuq
A: Delicious
B: Town gossip
C: Beautiful morning
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Answer: A—Delicious (North, Inuktitut)
As in, “Nina added the #mamaqtuq hashtag to her post celebrating traditional foods.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Guichet](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-guichet.jpg)
Guichet
A: Tacky
B: Bank machine
C: Cotton undershirt
![ATM](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-guichet-answer.jpg)
Answer: B—Bank machine (Quebec, from French)
As in, “Hari stopped at a guichet to take out some cash.”
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![Canadian slang terms - Ahlie](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-ahlie.jpg)
Ahlie
A: Skateboard trick
B: Am I right?
C: Go away!
![Two friends having a coffee outside on a summer day](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-ahlie-answer.jpg)
Answer: B—Am I right? (Ontario, from Jamaican patois)
As in, “There’s no way our bus will arrive on time, ahlie?” said Luther, glancing at his phone.
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![Canadian slang terms - Right good](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canadian-slang-terms-right-good.jpg)
Right good
A: Excellent
B: Poor quality
C: Lucky thrift-store find
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Answer: A—Excellent (Atlantic)
As in, “That was a right good meal!” declared Josée.
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