Courtesy of Macleans.ca, here are 12 Canadian words, phrases or slang that most Americans wouldn’t understand.
1. Two-four (24 beers)
2. Loonie (and, of course, toonie)
3. Toque
4. Klick (kilometre)
5. Toboggan
6. Peameal or back bacon
7. Washroom
8. Serviette
9. Chinook (the wind, not the helicopter)
10. Mickey (e.g. a mickey of vodka)
11. Knapsack
12. Kerfuffle
I'd like to add chesterfield to the Maclean's list. Call it a couch all you want, but it will always be a chesterfield to me.
