Canadian slang.

**Mr Kleb** · 02-06-2016, 04:21 PM

From Macleans magazine: Canadian words, phrases, and slang most Americans wouldn't understand.

These are only a few of the sayings I had to learn when I moved to Canada.

**POPTOP** · 02-06-2016, 05:07 PM

Knew a few but others befuddled me.

**Snowshoe** · 02-06-2016, 05:12 PM

Pogie.

**Mr Kleb** · 02-06-2016, 05:28 PM

Advance green.

**POPTOP** · 02-06-2016, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Snowshoe

Pogie.

OK, I give, what is pogie?

**Sandra** · 02-06-2016, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by POPTOP

OK, I give, what is pogie?

Unemployment insurance benefits.

**Scoutpout** · 02-06-2016, 09:17 PM

otherwise known as UI or UIC, or "on the dole". funny how pretty much any Canadian would know what pogie means, eh?

**Snowshoe** · 02-07-2016, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by POPTOP

OK, I give, what is pogie?

That's how I always thought it was spelled and not pogey as in the link. We Canadians were brought up to spell our slang correctly, please and thank you.

**Woody** · 02-07-2016, 09:05 AM

I always spelled it Pogey. An older guy at work uses the word Dole all the time. I tell him the word "dates" himself.

We were visiting a friend in New York state once and ordered Rye and Cokes. The bartender was confused. The owner came over and told us he loved Canadians and gave us a drink on the house.

**Mr Kleb** · 02-07-2016, 09:06 AM

Poutine. We would serve that with chicken fried steak and call it heart attack on a plate.

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