21 Ottawa Slang Words You've Definitely Heard At Least Once

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Ottawa was the original street somali slang kawal, dhagax, bakhti, sanku ka cuna bay odhan jireen for coke heads. Back in the 90s & early 00s Toronto were still talking like haraambe adoons

My man knows.

The word Kawaal, Bucket and Bahtii came out of a little neighbourhood in the south side called Russell. LoooooL


I remember Toronto folks would visit us and say Jamaican slang and we looked at them like:

 

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My man knows.

The word Kawaal, Bucket and Bahtii came out of a little neighbourhood in the south side called Russell. LoooooL


I remember Toronto folks would visit us and say Jamaican slang and we looked at them like:

Maad aragtay. Give ceder wood props too and uplands @AbdiJew old hood

 

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Maad aragtay. Give ceder wood props too and uplands @AbdiJew old hood

Where in Ottawa are you from?

 

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Where in Ottawa are you from?

Used to be from LT, lower town before crack hit

 

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Used to be from LT, lower town before crack hit

Guess you're out of there now eh.


The great escape out of the hood

 

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Guess you're out of there now eh.


The great escape out of the hood

First time I seen a somali bakhti served by a somali

What hood were you from

 

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First time I seen a somali bakhti served by a somali

What hood were you from

After the Great War they sent us to the refugee camp called Russell projects.

Got my dignity back 5 years ago.