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Canonese

The language photographers who own Canon cameras and gear use in forums and in everyday life that can be abbreviations or idioms that other photographers will not understand. For example: The 5D DoF with the UW lenses is much more pronounced than the 40D because of the crop factor.
If you don't speak Canonese, you probably don't know anything about Canon photography.
by SuzyView February 18, 2008
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Canonise the Saint

When a gentleman ejects his balls with such force that it sends the receiver backwards and leaves them with a halo of semen around their heads.
I decided canonise the Saint Shirley last night. Now that bitch is floating up to heaven. God bless.
by Napoledan November 16, 2019
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Cantonese

A language spoken a lot in the south of China as well as around the world (especially in Chinese takeaways). It's roughly as related to Mandarin Chinese as English is to German: A speaker of (only) Cantonese cannot readily understand a speaker of (only) Mandarin Chinese and vice versa. Cantonese is spoken and not written, just as Mandarin Chinese is: Cantonese speakers and Mandarin Chinese speakers write in Written Chinese. It just happens that Mandarin Chinese is closer to the written standard.

If you're from the US or the UK, when you think you hear "Chinese", it's likely Cantonese, especially if your knowledge of "Chinese" is limited to "chicken chow mein".
Mandarin: "Tian bu pa, di bu pa, zhi pa guangdong ren shuo putonghua."
Translation: 'I fear neither heaven nor earth, I only fear Cantonese speakers trying to speak Mandarin'.

Cantonese: "Tin mh geng, deih mh geng ji geng bak fong yahn gong gwong dung wah mh jehng".
Translation: 'I fear neither heaven nor earth, I only fear Mandarin speakers speaking Cantonese so inaccurately'.
(From chinese-lessons.com)
by rent-a-linguist December 28, 2010
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Cantonese

Cantonese is one of the languages spoken in China. It is not a dialect of the invented "Chinese language". It is a language itself, such as Mandarin. The only difference is that Mandarin is the official one, and Cantonese is not.
Luca: Hi, Zeke! what've you been up to?
Ezekiel: Oh, I've been studying a lot for my exam tomorrow
Luca: exam of what?
Ezekiel: Oops, I forgot to tell you that I took up Cantonese, which is a language spoken in China. It is not the official one, though.
by Ezechiel August 16, 2006
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Cantonese

1 - The proper way of calling someone from the Canton region of china, or extensively, someone from Hong Kong.

2 - The language locals speak in the Canton region oh China, or extensively, the language locals speak in Hong Kong.
1)
Hello everybody! I'm cantonese! (I seriously am one.)

2)
Random Guy: Do you speak cantonese?
Me: Yes, Im from Hong Kong...
by Epicguyof1337 September 30, 2013
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Cantonese

1. A Sinitic language spoken mainly in Guangxi, Guangdong, Macau, and Hongkong.

2. Someone from Cantonese speaking areas, in particular inhabitants of Canton ( Guangzhou )

4. Anything related to Canton
a. Woooo I love Cantonese food it is absolutely delicious! 😋

b. Sorry, I don’t speak Cantonese.

c. I just bought some traditional Cantonese mooncakes from Fatshan ( Foshan ), it’s amazing!
by I ❤️ baguette 🥖 August 7, 2021
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Catonese

The official 'language' of cats.
catonese : Mew meow mew mew mew mowwww mew mow mow mew mow mow

translation

Cats rule, Dogs are a mans best chinese meal.
by samir z December 19, 2005
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