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@MeanwhileinCanada

Sufonsified.
As in sufficiently sufonsified.
As in feeling full after a meal.

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Meanings may vary, but some of those are fairly common if older English words.
Notably - kerfuffle, pop

kerfuffle if referring to a mess / fight / generally irritating incident

pop - carbonated drink / having a pop at someone - verbal or physical attack / pop off - to go somewhere

@MeanwhileinCanada I think kerfuffle is pretty well known here in the US. I heard it growing up in New England.

Then again, back home Canadian quarters were also pretty much considered legal tender in stores.

@MeanwhileinCanada sorry but we English have kerfuffles too. And Chinooks.

@mjr @MeanwhileinCanada We have two kinds of chinooks (at least). One is a fish. The other is a kind of wind.

@kboyd @MeanwhileinCanada England doesn't have the fish. Only the wind (and the helicopter, which may have introduced the word). What a kerfuffle!

@MeanwhileinCanada

Not unknown, but different from US:

Canada: Washroom; USA: Restroom

Canada: Garbage can; USA: Trash can

Canada: No through road; USA: No thru road (AAARGH THIS DRIVES ME NUTS)

They have Soaker, which I had to look up and apparently means stepping in a puddle - but don’t have Hoser, one of the most iconic Canadian insults?

They also missed Mickey, and a Texas Mickey but mentioned a 2-4.

Forshame!

Kerfuffle isn’t uniquely Canadian, is it? As a Brit, I interact with it semi regularly.

Kerfuffle is British, not Canadian. I’m sure plenty of Canadians may use it, but it’s definitely a British word and lots of people say it in America too lol

Edit: I decided to look it up and apparently it’s actually a Scottish word! You learn something new everyday!

What’s a keener? Can someone let me know before I have to give up my citizenship 😬

I’m in Maryland and me, my family, and a lot of my friends use kerfuffle and soaker all the time.

Is “pop” soda?

Both “pop” and “klicks” are used outside of Canada

Keener I can say for certain I know because it’s used in my favorite episode of Franklin (Franklin Goes To School), kerfuffle is a word I’ve never used but definitely heard a few times. Any BTD player should know what a Chinook is (if they’re referring to the helicopter type plane) because of the helipilot. Pop (if they’re referring to soda) isn’t an uncommon thing I’ve heard, but the rest are ones I’d have to look up.

@MeanwhileinCanada the cartoon beav is cute. I'm obsessed with cartoon rodents. 🦫

@MeanwhileinCanada

Deke as in hockey, deking to fool the goalie?

Hockey mom, coach, and player here.