This video is an excellent but subtle example of the accent a lot of young people in Toronto use (under 30). You can hear it at 0:39. When Drake released this video back in February,
his followers were surprised at the strong accents he used. It was typically described as a forced Jamaican patois accent mixed with Canadian.
I'm so used to the accent that I had to watch this video a few times over to hear what these people were talking about. I hear it a lot among Toronto youth, across all races/ethnicities (especially non-white); it's not just black Torontonians using it. Go on a high school or university campus in the city and I guarantee you'll hear it.
Here's something different. This video sounds ridiculous, but the creator obviously exaggerated the accent for emphasis. Nevertheless, this really is how a lot of young people in Toronto sound, especially when they're worked up about something. These sound like the stereotypical Canadian accent mixed in with various ethnic accents. Perhaps Toronto's version of
Multicultural London English.
I've never heard "flip" used. I assume he's substituting it for "f*ck". And he really should be saying "bro" rather than "guy". The overuse of "yo" is spot on.
And some of the slang I hear young Torontonians use. Some of these are unique to Toronto. Most of these originate in the Caribbean, but I've seen most of them used regularly across all ethnicities, especially by non-whites. This is by no means an exhaustive list:
Ahlie – Right? or Is it true?
Cheesed - Pissed off/upset
Cut - Leave
Deke - To trick someone
Reach – Coming, going
Live – Exciting, memorable
Styll (Still) - Though
From time – Awhile, long time ago or way back
Link up – To get together
True say – I agree or agreement with what you’re saying
Fam – A word to describe people you’re close with
Wallahi - Swear to allah. Primarily used by Muslim Toronto youth.
Cyattie - Refers to women in general
Tings - Things or girls
Yo - "Hello" or to express surprise. Depends on the context.
Sauga - Mississauga
Scarbz - Scarborough
Browntown - Brampton
The six - Toronto (this has superseded "416")
Soft - easy
Word - "For real?" or "okay". Depends on context.
Finally, listen to the interviews in this 1989 video. It really shows how our accent has changed in the past 20 years: