15 Real Canadian Slang Terms And What They Actually Mean

Epic moose shot !!

Meanwhile, In Canada . . .

"Skookumchuck narrows" no? Turns out they use the term in Washington too, so it's not Canadian only.




Muskoka chair is just an adirondack chair renamed.

lolol Stag, that a very historical Term in the US and still in use today. Speaking of a Stag there's a good Stag flick going on, down on the Strip.

"Skookumchuck narrows" no? Turns out they use the term in Washington too, so it's not Canadian only.




Muskoka chair is just an adirondack chair renamed.

It's Chinook Jargon.

Skookum
Copacetic
Hyak
Saltchuck

Mow itch
Illahwie

Several of those words were still widely in use when I was growing up in the interior.

Don't forget the town of Skookumchuck, south of Fairmont Hot Springs on Hwy 93/95 or

Skookumchuck Hot Springs on the Lillooet River south of Pemberton or

Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park on the Shuswap River just below the outlet of Mabel Lake in the Monashees.

I like the Saskatchewan better.

"Skookumchuck narrows" no? Turns out they use the term in Washington too, so it's not Canadian only.




Muskoka chair is just an adirondack chair renamed.

It's Chinook Jargon.

Skookum
Copacetic
Hyak
Saltchuck

Mow itch
Illahwie

Several of those words were still widely in use when I was growing up in the interior.


Never knew copacetic was a native term. Never heard of mow itch, illahwie.

mow itch; that feeling you get after shaving your crotch for the first time.

I finally found out what a "hoser" is. We have an outdoor neighbourhood rink right near by and my seasonally employed neighbour gets up at 03:00 to water the rink. He's a "Hoser"

"Skookumchuck narrows" no? Turns out they use the term in Washington too, so it's not Canadian only.




Muskoka chair is just an adirondack chair renamed.

It's Chinook Jargon.

Skookum
Copacetic
Hyak
Saltchuck

Mow itch
Illahwie

Several of those words were still widely in use when I was growing up in the interior.

Hoochnahooze

Not technically correct. The 'Hosers' are the ones flooding the rink because they lost the game.