![]() "Cyattie" (describes a female who is being loud and obnoxious)."Cronem" (group of 'cros', crip version of 'bronem', and refers to a group of friends)."Cro/crodie" (crip version of 'bro/brodie' but usually refers to a friend)."Crib" (someone's place of residence)."Bucktee/bean" (someone who is a crack addict or acts stupidly)."Blem" (used to describe someone who is extremely high)."My guy" (close friend or acquaintance)."My mans" (third-person singular, masculine).The process of this pronoun emerging from the original noun, man(s), has been happening in Toronto since roughly 2005 to the present. It is likely that both usages ultimately come from man with a Jamaican Patois or other Caribbean Creole origin, though no Creole uses mans in this exact way. The similar usage of man as a pronoun is common in Multicultural London English (MLE), but mans as a singular pronoun is exclusively Torontonian the two terms likely developed in parallel timeframes, but not with one dialect directly affecting the other. "What are mans saying?" can mean "What am I saying?", "What are you saying?", or "What are people saying?". A plural-conjugated verb is required with the use of mans for example: "Mans are ready" can mean "I am ready", "you are ready", or "people are ready". Mans in 21st-century Toronto English has gained special attention in being applied as a variety of personal pronouns, including (most notably) as a first-person singular pronoun (like I or me), a second-person singular pronoun (like you), or an indefinite pronoun (similar to people or folks)."Mans" or sometimes "man-dem" (I/me/you/people first-person singular is the most notable usage). ![]() "What you sayin?" ("what you up to?" used as an expression of greeting)."Wallahi" (an Arabic word meaning to swear to god)."Wagwan" (an equivalent greeting to "what's up" or "what's going on?")."Jokes!" ("that's jokes!", compliments something funny or hilarious)."Holy!" (often used when a person needs to chill out or to stop doing too much)."Dun Know" (another way of saying "you already know," "of course," or "I know")."Bless up!" (expression of greeting or farewell)."Are you dumb?" (to describe someone who behaves stupidly and completely idiotically)."Ahlie!" (expression to agree with something or "am I lying?" The term also appears in Multicultural London English (MLE))."Sweeterman/Sweeter-ting” (a person with sweet personalities and good looks)."Soft" (a person who is weak, scared, or afraid)."Peng" (describes a person who is attractive). ![]()
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