From ‘Gucci’ to ‘Slay,’ here are the most common ‘slang’ compliments Canadians like to use 

A common stereotype is that Canadians are very polite but a new study is proving how true that label really is, and which regions are the most and least polite across the country. 

Online tutoring platform Preply conducted a study outlining the most polite Canadian cities based on Google search trends. The study collected Google Trends search data from 2023-2024 across Canada to uncover which provinces and cities most often search the web using polite words.

The study found that Ontario is the province most interested in politeness, while Quebec came in last as the least interested. 

Burnaby, British Columbia, is the Canadian city most interested in politeness with over 10,000 polite-term searches per 100,000 residents in the past year. 

Meanwhile, Gatineau, Quebec, topped the list for the lowest number of searches for polite words and phrases with only 1,054.

Here are the top 10 Canadian cities most and least interested in politeness (per 100K residents):

1. Burnaby, BC – 10,087
2. Halifax, NS – 7,306
3. Saskatoon, SK – 6,424
4. Regina, SK – 6,365
5. Kelowna, BC – 6,026
6. London, ON – 6,004
7. Coquitlam, BC – 5,928
8. Richmond, BC – 5,716
9. Guelph, ON – 5,660
10. Calgary, AB – 5,577

When it comes to the most common polite words in online searches among Canadians, the top word was “cheers” with over 200,000 searches. “Please” came in second place with over 88,000 searches and “cordial” was last at nearly 80,000 searches.

The study also looked into which Canadian cities are most interested in terms of endearment and the coolest slang compliments. 

Here are the top five most common terms of endearment in Canada’s online searches:

1. Honey – 729,650
2. Angel – 461,760
3. Love – 390,400
4. Princess – 335,570
5. Baby – 328,180

In Toronto, the most popular search term of endearment was “honey.” In Brampton, it was “darling” and in Hamilton it was “hottie.”

Based on the most online searches for these terms per 100,000 residents, the study found that the top three sweetest cities in Canada are: 

1. Burnaby, BC – 44,861
2. Halifax, NS – 30,037
3. Vaughan, ON – 26,970

When it comes to the most common slang compliments in Canada, the most popular one was “Gucci” with over 1.3 million searches, followed by “fire” with over 400,000.

Here are the top five most common slang compliments in Canada’s online searches:

1. Gucci – 1,343,040
2. Fire – 467,020
3. Ace – 289,400
4. Bet – 142,750
5. Slay – 106,600

In Toronto, “jump for joy” was the most common slang compliment, in Brampton, “Gucci” and in Mississauga “psyched.”