Do You Know the Unique History of Canadian Slang?

Canadians have our own specific words and phrases that are uniquely our own; next time you find yourself in Alabama or Maine, see what happens when you go to a coffee shop and order a double-double and a jam buster. To celebrate our heritage (and maybe help our neighbours to the south crack our code), see how often you find yourself using these 15 Canadian slang words.

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Guys named Larry and Roger can be excused for not using these particular terms for giving directions.

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"Friggin' right we're goin' out for a rip." An appropriate phrase for the Canada Day long weekend for sure.

While popularly referring to cigarettes, this phrase is beginning to take on a whole new meaning in Vancouver, where weed dispensaries are becoming as ubiquitous as Starbucks outlets.

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More common in Ontario and the Prairies, this term of endearment for a jelly donut is, as one would say in B.C., pretty darned skookum.

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Like the word "deer," any Canadian worth his or her salt knows it's improper grammar to pluralize the word "beer," as in, "I just watched Gordie drink a dozen beer, eh."

"Bittie" is not to be confused with "biddie," which has come to be known as a disparaging term for an elderly woman.

Derived from the phrase "to spin a yarn," Canadians have stripped it down to the bare essentials.

Did we use this before Canada converted to metric?

The No. 2 reason Americans think our currency is funny, followed by Canadian bills' resemblance to that used in a certain board game.

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Growing up, every classroom had one.

This phrase is apparently unrecognizable to Americans, as well as to many Canadians outside of Western Canada.

That most Canadian of words, the name has been used for a hockey team, a superhero and even a larcenous, anti-social crow.

If Canadians wear runners while running, do Americans wear sneakers while sneaking?

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A slang word so Canadian that Anne Murray even sang a hit song about it.

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If you ever run into any current or former U.S. Marines, they'll be happy to tell you that boonie has an entirely different meaning within the U.S. armed forces.

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