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US President Donald Trump attends a meeting about healthcare in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2017. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
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Canadian words, phrases or slang most Americans wouldn’t understand

Toque, toboggan, toonie, two-four... and so many more!
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1. Two-four (24 beers)

2. Loonie (and, of course, toonie)

3. Toque

4. Klick (kilometre)

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5. Toboggan

6. Peamealor back bacon

7. Washroom 8. Serviette

9. Chinook (the wind, not the helicopter)

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10. Mickey (e.g. a mickey of vodka)

11. Knapsack

12. Kerfuffle

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