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Street Slang Names and Situations

 

Behind bars - someone is in prison. ( Open Doors Event Toronto Don Jail )

 A steal - something costs much less than it is really worth. 

beyond the call of duty - much more than should be expected

Cat burglar - a skillful thief who breaks into places without disturbing people or setting off alarms. 

Get away with murder - when someone does not get caught or punished.

Highway robbery - Something that is ridiculously expensive

Honor among thieves - bad people sometimes have a sense of honor or integrity, or justice, even if it is skewed.

In the clink - someone is in prison. 

In the dock - someone is on trial in court. 

in the line of duty - doing what was expected in a particular job

Make out like a bandit - someone is extremely successful in a venture 

New sheriff in town - when a new authority figure takes charge.

off duty - not working 

On the case - someone is dealing with a problem. 

On the lam - someone is hiding from the police 

On the run - someone is avoiding arrest and hiding from the police. 

Pull a runner - If people leave a restaurant without paying, they pull a runner. 

Serve time - someone is in prison. 

Stool pigeon - is a police informer. 

Take no prisoners - aggressive actions without considering any harm they might do to achieve their objectives. 

Thick as thieves - close friends who have no secrets from each other. 

How to distinguish between real and fake news

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The Canadian Journalism Foundation survey found the number of respondents who question the validity of news reports has jumped 10 per cent in the past year.

The survey found 40 per cent of respondents said they struggled to distinguish between fact-based and false news stories, while 53 per cent reported reading an agenda-driven report masquerading as impartial reporting.

The foundation's survey, conducted between April 3 and 8 by Earnscliffe Strategy Group, assessed news consumption patterns broken down by age group.

It found that respondents across all demographics were increasingly relying on social media for their news.

While 71 per cent of respondents reported turning to traditional print or television outlets and affiliated websites for news coverage in 2016, that dropped to 62 per cent in this year's poll. The number turning to social media rose from 54 to 58 per cent, the survey said.

Read the Canada Press story here:

Canadians struggle to distinguish between real and fake news

Slang terms used in Canada

ABM - a common term for an automated bank machine.

Bytown - the original name of Ottawa - still used in the same context as Hogtown for Toronto or Cowtown for Calgary

Canuck - a slang term for "Canadian".

Double-double -  a cup of coffee from Tim's with two creams and two sugars.

Hydro -  power from hydroelectricity now a synonym for electrical service.

KD - Kraft macaroni and cheese.

Loonie -  Canadian one dollar coin.

Pop -  the name for soft drinks

Regular -  a coffee with one cream and one sugar.

Runners -  running shoes or sneakers.

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Even more slang

My bad - If someone has made a mistake, the phrase “my bad” is frequently employed as an apology or admission. It means “I was bad!” This is one of the phrases parents use themselves, to the everlasting embarrassment of their children.

“busted.” The word was simply slang for “broken and reinvented to mean someone was caught, probably doing something they shouldn’t

 BOLO n: Police acronym for "Be On the Look Out." 

Bear: Short for "Smokey Bear" in reference to the hats worn by some U.S. state police being similar to that of "Smokey Bear". 

"Bear bait" is a reference to speeders, who may draw the attention of the police and allow slightly slower traffic to exceed the speed limit in their wake. 

"Bear in the Air" is a reference to a police chopper

Boys in blue: A reference to the blue uniform worn by some officers. 

Evel Knievel - Motorcycle Police

Feds: Usually used in the United States to refer to higher federal law enforcement agencies,

Fuzz: This North American term first appeared in the 1920s and gained popularity in the 1930s

The Heat: American; putting the heat on someone. 

Horseman: A Canadian term referring to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Variation: Mounties. 

Smokey: A term from the CB Radio fad of the 1970s. See "Bear" above

The Thin Blue Line: Used to describe the role of the police in being the barrier between civilized society and chaos, inspiring a TV series and a documentary of the same name. 

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Frenemy - This slang is a combination of the words "friend" and "enemy." A Frenemy appears on one hand to be your friend but, at the same time works against you.

Supersize - Initially this meant the biggest order of fries, "supersize" now is used to point anything, anyone or any idea that is excessively large.

Street talk can be words spoken by a very small group of people to be exclusive and communicate without others knowing what they are talking about.


Most street talk just dies - it trends then becomes un-cool - then dies.


Some examples:


A Thot is a hoe. Plural: Thotties


Some stupid stuff that people are saying now a days in abbreviated form


" That hoe over there "


The term itself is of urban origins translates to the acronym "That Hoe Over There."

Fred : Yo look at that chick by the stop sign shes fine as hell

Joe : Naw bruh leave her alone thats a thot